The content of articles published on emcp.org or associated media1 is based on the guidelines of the Austrian Press Council. These ethical principles include the following standards of conduct2:
- Accuracy
- Distinctness
- Inadmissible external influence
- Protection of personality
- Protection against blanket denigration & discrimination
- Special editorial areas
- Public interest
EMCP recognizes the freedom of the press and media enshrined in the German Basic Law / in the constitutions of numerous (European) countries and in the UN Charter of Human Rights. For EMCP, freedom of opinion ends with unproven allegations, defamation, offensive statements and sensationalism. EMCP protects privacy and promotes equality, factual and professional diversity.
- emcp.org, Relations, VERTEX-TV ↩︎
- For a detailed list of the principles of the Austrian Press Council’s Code of Ethics, see presserat.at ↩︎