Protección de la independencia de los profesionales de la información en las televisiones públicas autonómicas

La desconfianza de una parte importante de la población hacia la neutralidad informativa de las televisiones autonómicas exige de éstas la puesta en marcha de instrumentos de control, internos y profesionales, que promuevan la objetividad, el equilibrio y la veracidad de los contenidos informativos. Para alcanzar este objetivo se hace indispensable la existencia de órganos que defiendan la independencia de los periodistas con respecto a los requerimientos de la empresa y de otros poderes políticos y económicos. Los Estatutos de redacción se presentan como el instrumento idóneo para la consecución de estos fines, pues reconocen los derechos y obligaciones de los profesionales y de la empresa informativa que ambas partes se comprometen a respetar. Los Comités de Redacción, exigidos por los propios Estatutos, son el mecanismo adecuado para velar por el cumplimiento de esos acuerdos. En la presente investigación se hace un estudio de los Comités de redacción de las tres televisiones autonómicas españolas que se han dotado de Estatuto de redacción (TV3, EITB y Canal Sur), mediante entrevistas en profundidad a miembros de esos Comités. Como conclusión, se plantean algunas propuestas para reforzar su papel al servicio de la autonomía profesional de los periodistas y de la calidad de la información

Editorial charters and newsroom councils in mewdia corporations: a view from the perspective of corporate social responsability

Editorial charters and professional representation groups in media corporations are major self regulatory tools often cited in the Spanish literature on journalism ethics and deontology, yet many corporations lack them and they are largely invisible to the public with only a few exceptions, such as the Newsroom Council of the Spanish public national television network TVE. This limited implementation contrasts with the increasing number of media corporations that have adopted corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies that should take into account the expectations of journalists as internal stakeholders. The present study examines the relationships between editorial management and CSR management as a possible approach to integrating corporate governance and news governance in media corporations. The study is based on in depth interviews of members of newsroom councils in Spanish media companies. Discourse analysis of these interviews indicates that journalists in media organizations do not consider that their companies’ CSR policies take into account their professional expectations, in the sense that journalists in these corporations do not perceive news governance and CSR management to be aligned. At the same time, the precarious labor market has led many journalists to stand up less to their employers on questions related to journalism standards. Nevertheless, many newsroom councils are effective at communicating complaints, violations and recommendations to corporate governance bodies

Editorial charters and newsroom councils in mewdia corporations: a view from the perspective of corporate social responsability

Editorial charters and professional representation groups in media corporations are major self regulatory tools often cited in the Spanish literature on journalism ethics and deontology, yet many corporations lack them and they are largely invisible to the public with only a few exceptions, such as the Newsroom Council of the Spanish public national television network TVE. This limited implementation contrasts with the increasing number of media corporations that have adopted corporate social responsibility (CSR) policies that should take into account the expectations of journalists as internal stakeholders. The present study examines the relationships between editorial management and CSR management as a possible approach to integrating corporate governance and news governance in media corporations. The study is based on in depth interviews of members of newsroom councils in Spanish media companies. Discourse analysis of these interviews indicates that journalists in media organizations do not consider that their companies’ CSR policies take into account their professional expectations, in the sense that journalists in these corporations do not perceive news governance and CSR management to be aligned. At the same time, the precarious labor market has led many journalists to stand up less to their employers on questions related to journalism standards. Nevertheless, many newsroom councils are effective at communicating complaints, violations and recommendations to corporate governance bodies