| 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 |
| Directive a.2: Privately-owned companies |
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Directive a.1: Leaks
The media are free to take into account information that is transmitted through leaks, under certain conditions:
The source of the leak must be known to the media to which it is leaked. The theme of the leak must have public relevance. There should be good reasons for publishing the information without waiting. Achieving a competitive advantage is not reason enough. It should be established that the subject or the document is classified as secret or confidential, definitively or for the long-term, and is not simply under embargo for a few hours or days. Leaks should be communicated knowingly and willingly by the source and should not be obtained by dishonest methods (bribery, blackmail, bugging, housebreaking or theft). The publication should not violate rights and secrets self-evidently deserving of protection.
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