| Erklärung - Déclaration - Dichiarazione - Declaration |
| Declaration and Directives |
| Directives html |
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| Directive 1.1: The search for truth |
| Directive 2.1: Freedom of information |
| Directive 2.2: Multiple viewpoints |
| Directive 2.3: Distinction between information and opinion |
| Directive 2.4: Public function |
| Directive 2.5: Exclusivity contracts |
| Directive 3.1: Treatment of sources |
| Directive 3.2: Press releases |
| Directive 3.3: Archive documents |
| Directive 3.4: Illustrations |
| Directive 3.5: Reconstructions |
| Directive 3.6: Montages |
| Directive 3.7: Surveys |
| Directive 3.8: Right to be heard against grave accusations |
| Directive 4.1: Concealing professional identity |
| Directive 4.2: Covert research |
| Directive 4.3: Payment for information |
| Directive 4.4: Embargoes |
| Directive 4.5: Interviews |
| Directive 4.6: Research |
| Directive 4.7: Plagiarism |
| Directive 5.1: Duty to rectify |
| Directive 5.2: Readers' letters |
| Directive 6.1: Editorial secrecy |
| Directive 6.2: Exceptions to press immunity |
| Directive 7.1: Protection of privacy |
| Directive 7.2: People in distress |
| Directive 7.3: Celebrities |
| Directive 7.4: Children |
| Directive 7.5: Presumption of innocence |
| Directive 7.6: Citing names |
| Directive 7.7: Legal discharge, shelving and acquittal |
| Directive 7.8: Sex offences |
| Directive 7.9: Suicide |
| Directive 7.10: Images of war, conflict and celebrities |
| Directive 8.1: Respect for human dignity |
| Directive 8.2: Prohibition of discrimination |
| Directive 8.3: Protection of victims |
| Directive 8.4: Images of war and conflict |
| Directive 8.5: Images of accidents, catastrophes and crimes |
| Directive 9.1: Independence |
| Directive 10.2: Sponsoring, coupling of editorial reports an advertising |
| Directive 10.3: Lifestyle reports, naming brands and products |
| Directive 10.4: Deceptive stories |
| Directive 10.5: Advertising boycotts |
| Directive a.1: Leaks |
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Directive 3.8: Right to be heard against grave accusations
According to the principle of fairness, journalists are obliged to contact and hear the views of those accused of serious offences. These views must be presented fairly in subsequent publication. In exceptional cases, this does not apply when the public interest plays a greater role. The statements of the person accused of serious offences must not receive the same weight in an article as the criticism of his or her actions. But the person involved must have a chance to express his or her views on the accusations.
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