Media Outlet VOX NEWS ALBANIA Date of first publication 06/09/2025 Date of Latest Change 06/09/2025

9. Accountability for Journalism Principles

9.1. Editorial Guidelines

A Media Outlet shall produce a set of Editorial Guidelines or adhere to an external set of guidelines (for example the Model Editorial Guidelines provided as a reference document to this Standard), to which its journalistic operations comply. They should govern meaningful principles of journalistic content, dissemination and conduct. These guidelines, and the identity of the person or group of persons with ultimate responsibility for them within its organisation, shall be made available to the public in a readily accessible and understandable form. Best practice is to have these guidelines available publicly rather than on request.

Does your Media Outlet have a set of guidelines, or adhere to an external set of guidelines, for journalistic content, distribution and conduct to which its journalistic operations comply?

Yes

Are they made available to the public in a readily accessible form?

Yes

What is the URL?

https://www.voxnews.al/

Is there a person or a group of persons responsible for these guidelines clearly identified?

Yes

Is that identification visible on the page with the guidelines?

Yes

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Yes, the person responsible for the editorial guidelines is clearly identified on the Media Outlet’s website and internal documentation, ensuring accountability and proper adherence to journalistic standards.

9.2. Purpose of Guidelines

A Media Outlet shall ensure that these Editorial Guidelines set clear expectations of the behaviour it requires from its own staff, its contractors and from all other contributors to its editorial content. It should also set out the structure of responsibility within the organisation, making sure it is clear who is accountable for each stage of the process that leads to publication.

Do the guidelines referred to in the section on Editorial Guidelines set clear expectations for the behaviour for all the contributors, including editorial staff (journalists, editors) and all other contributors?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Yes, the editorial guidelines clearly set expectations for the behavior of all contributors, including journalists, editors, and any other content contributors, ensuring professional, ethical, and transparent practices.

Do the guidelines referred to in the section on Editorial Guidelines make clear the structure of editorial responsibility for each stage of the publication process within the organisation?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Yes, the editorial guidelines clearly define the structure of editorial responsibility for each stage of the publication process within the organization, outlining roles, decision-making authority, and accountability at every step.

9.3. Guidelines and Journalism Principles

A Media Outlet shall ensure that these Editorial Guidelines embody the core ethical principles of journalism. The Editorial Guidelines may impose specific requirements in addition to these core ethical principles; but any additional requirements shall not compromise these core ethical principles as described in the Preamble of this document.

Do your Editorial Guidelines include requirements for Accuracy (as prescribed in the Preamble) in your output?

Do they include requirements for Independence (as prescribed in the Preamble) of editorial decision making?

Do they include requirements of Fairness (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of journalism?

Do they include requirements for Accountability (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of its journalism?

Yes

What is the URL?

https://www.voxnews.al/

9.4. Conflicts of Interest

Editorial Guidelines shall ensure that there are no conflicts of interests – real, potential or perceived – damaging the integrity of the story or the editorial independence of those working on it. They should have guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political, business and personal interests. Editorial structures should protect the journalism from any undue influence by the Media Outlet’s executive management or ownership authorities outside the formal editorial process and from any external interests, commercial, social or political.

Do your Editorial Guidelines include protections against real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Yes, the Editorial Guidelines include internal protections against real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest. These measures are part of our internal protocols and are not publicly available.

Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to business?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Yes, the Editorial Guidelines include internal guidance on handling conflicts related to business interests. This guidance is part of our internal protocols and is not publicly published

Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political interests?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Yes, the Editorial Guidelines include internal guidance on managing conflicts related to political interests. These procedures are part of our internal policies and are not publicly published

Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to personal interests?

Yes

If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.

Yes, the Editorial Guidelines provide internal guidance on handling conflicts related to personal interests. For example, if a journalist or staff member has a close personal relationship with a subject of a story, they are required to disclose this to the editorial manager, who will then decide whether the staff member should recuse themselves from that coverage. These guidelines are maintained internally and are not publicly available.

Does the Media Outlet’s structure protect the editorial processes from any undue influence from within or without?

Yes

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Yes, the Media Outlet’s organizational structure is designed to protect editorial decisions from undue influence, both internal and external. Editorial staff have clear responsibilities and reporting lines that ensure content decisions remain independent of the business or political interests of owners or other stakeholders. While the guidelines and internal procedures are not publicly available, they are strictly enforced within the organization

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