4️⃣Annexe IV: Accountability

Maintaining Public Trust and a Collaborative and Transparent Journalism

Take responsibility

Being accountable for our news reporting means we will always be held to the GFTV News Standards - which we loyally abide by.

Receive and respond constructively.

• Seek and carefully consider public feedback we get about our work.

• Do not fight. Always talk constructively even if the other side doesn’t want to.

Correct and clarify

• If errors are found, correct or clarify them promptly and transparently.

Nothing wrong? Don’t be forced.

• If your report has no errors, no one has the right to force us to change or remove our work.

Engage with the public.

Journalism is and must be accessible and democratic. We must create a place where our audiences can participate and collaborate in the news process.

Be relevant

• Our decisions on what to do should be based on what’s relevant and newsworthy to the community we serve.

Be open

• Establish and maintain open communications with the public.

Get ideas and input all the way.

• Seek input and ideas from the public before, during, and after completing our work.