JTI REPORT

Report Date: March 5, 2024

Новини Донбасу (News of Donbas)

Section A: Identity and Transparency

Basic Requirements on Media’s Identity
1.1. Legal Entity Name
1. What is the Legal Entity Name?
DII-UKRAINE
1.2. Contact Details and Identifiers
ADDRESS LINE 1
Klovsky Uzviz, building 14/24
POST CODE
01021
CITY
Kyiv
STATE / PROVINCE / REGION
Kyiv Region
COUNTRY
Ukraine
3. What is the general telephone number for the Legal Entity?
+380676443290
4. What is the email address for the Legal Entity?
[email protected]
5. Is the Legal Entity required to have a Tax ID, a Registration ID, a DUNS number and/or other identifiers?
Yes
5.a. What are these IDs for the Legal Entity?
36811802
6. Are there any other governmental or other identifiers that a certification body could use to verify the identity of the Legal Entity?
Yes
6.a. What are those identifiers?
Yocontrol/Opendatabot
1.3. Description of Media Outlet
7. What Brand Name(s), titles, publication names, etc. do you use to publish Content?
Українська: Новини Донбасу
Англійська: News of Donbas
Транслітерація: Novyny Donbasu
Російська: Новости Донбасса
1.4. Distribution Channels and URLs
8. Does the Media Outlet publish on any URLs?
Yes
8.a. On what URLs do you publish?
  • https://novosti.dn.ua/
9. Does the Media Outlet publish any content on any social media?
Yes
9.a. What are the social media URLs, handles, addresses or names that you use to publish?
  • https://www.youtube.com/hromadskednua
  • https://www.youtube.com/@donbas1
  • https://www.facebook.com/novostidnua
  • https://www.facebook.com/novostidnuatv
  • https://x.com/novostidnua
  • https://www.instagram.com/novostidnua
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@novosti.dn.ua
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@novini_donbasy
  • https://www.threads.com/@novostidnua
  • https://invite.viber.com/?g2=AQAVYvJWbm12G1NbeTZpd5da0nIhWqpl6yHoYJFIAqoJCWhUmnpBHd9gXHBxg&lang=ru
  • https://t.me/novynydonbas/
  • https://t.me/Novostidnua
10. Does the Media Outlet publish any content by broadcasting and/or streaming?
No
1.5. Safety Concerns
11. Do the Media Outlet's Editorial Guidelines state that the safety of all journalists shall be treated as a primary concern?
Yes
12. Are there any reasons that the Media Outlet has for withholding information on any of the questions as part of this JTI Standard process?
Yes
12.a. What are the reasons?
Ми не розкриваємо справжні імена співробітників, журналістів та фрілансерів, якщо це може становити небезпеку для них або їх родичів чи близьких(особливо у випадках, коли родичі співробітників, журналістів та фрілансерів проживають на тимчасово окупованих територіях України. Редакція напрацювала Політику використання псевдонімів у редакції, як частину редакційної політики.
1.6. Location
13. Is the physical address of the Legal Entity different from the postal address according to question no. 2?
Yes
13.a. What is the physical address of the Legal Entity?
Klovsky Uzviz, building 14/24
POST CODE
01021
CITY
Kyiv
STATE / PROVINCE / REGION
Kyiv city
COUNTRY
Ukraine
14. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?
Yes
14.a. What is the reason for not disclosing it?
З міркувань безпеки редакції
1.7. Founding Date
15. What is the founding date of the Legal Entity?
2009-11-25
If you want to publish additional information on the founding history, please provide it here.
Сайт "Новини Донбасу" https://novosti.dn.ua почав роботу в 2003 році
16. Is the founding date of the Media Outlet (as in clause 1.3. question no. 7) different from that of the Legal Entity (as in clause 1.1. question no. 1)?
No
Editorial Mission
2.1. Editorial Mission Statement
17. Does your Media Outlet have an editorial mission statement, or stated set of principles or editorial values?
Yes
17.a. Provide that statement here
Місія «НОВИН ДОНБАСУ» — забезпечувати аудиторію достовірною, актуальною, повною та зрозумілою інформацією про Донеччину та Луганщину, перебіг і наслідки російської збройної агресії проти України, тимчасово окуповані території, прифронтові громади, життя внутрішньо переміщених осіб та пов’язані із цими темами суспільно-політичні процеси в Україні.
Документуємо історію Сходу і зберігаємо зв'язок між людьми по обидва боки фронту.

The mission of News of Donbas (Novyny Donbasu) is to provide its audience with reliable, timely, comprehensive, and clear information about the Donetsk and Luhansk regions, the course and consequences of Russia’s armed aggression against Ukraine, the temporarily occupied territories, frontline communities, the lives of internally displaced persons, and the related socio-political processes in Ukraine.
English
We document the history of eastern Ukraine and preserve the connection between people on both sides of the front line.
18. Is that statement posted online?
Yes
18.a. What is the URL where it is published?
https://novosti.dn.ua/pro-nas
Public Service Media
3.1. Public Service Media Mission, Governance and Independence
19. Is the Media Outlet a Public Service Media?
No
Disclosure of Type of Ownership
4.1. Privately held
20. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity privately owned?
No
4.2. State or Publicly owned
21. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity owned by the state, a unit of the government or any other public entity?
No
4.3. Publicly Traded Company
22. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity publicly traded?
No
4.4. Other
23. Is the ownership of the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity different from the three previous clauses in this section? For example, is it a co-operative or member-owned?
Yes
23.a. What is the form of ownership?
Non-governmental organization
Громадська організація
23.b. If there is a combination, explain that here along with a breakdown by ownership type.
Non-governmental organization
Requirements on Owners’ Identity
5.1. Names of Owners and Board Members
24. What are the names of all direct, indirect or beneficial owners?
Видавцем «Новини Донбасу» є громадська організація «ДІІ-Україна» (код ЄДРПОУ 36811802). Як неприбуткова громадська організація, вона не має власників, акціонерів чи кінцевих бенефіціарних власників і діє відповідно до свого Статуту. Головою ГО «ДІІ-Україна» є РАКОВИЦЯ ЛЮБОВ ВІКТОРІВНА. Вищим органом управління є Загальні збори членів організації.
25. Are the names of the owners in the previous question available online?
Yes
25.a. What is the URL that contains the names of the owners, or, if not available online, please indicate where that information can be obtained?
https://novosti.dn.ua/pro-novini-donbasu/
26. What are the names of the members of supervisory boards?
Наглядова рада, згідно з п. 5.6 Статуту, створюється, якщо в організації понад 50 членів; наразі вона не сформована.
27. Are the names of the members of the supervisory board members in the previous question available online?
No
28. Are the listed owners also founders or owners of other companies?
No
29. Are any of the owners active members of a political party or movement or candidates in a political election or current office holders?
No
5.2. Contact Details of Direct and Indirect Owners
30. What is the contact information for all direct and indirect owners?
Головою ГО «ДІІ-Україна» є РАКОВИЦЯ ЛЮБОВ ВІКТОРІВНА. [email protected]
31. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?
No
32. What is the contact information for the members of the board of directors?
[email protected]
33. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?
No
5.3. Names of Shareholders
34. What are the names of the direct, majority or controlling shareholders? (If shareholders are companies, list the main activity and business sector of that company along with the name.)
Не застосовується. ГО «ДІІ-Україна» є непідприємницькою громадською організацією і не має акціонерів, часток чи статутного капіталу. Жодна особа чи компанія не має корпоративних прав щодо організації або контролю над нею.
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
Управління організацією здійснюється відповідно до Статуту: вищим органом є Загальні збори членів, у яких кожен член має один голос (п. 5.3.1 Статуту), що виключає контроль будь-якої окремої особи. Доходи та майно не підлягають розподілу між членами (п. 9.4 Статуту). Склад органів управління наведено у відповідях до п. 5.1.
5.4. Percentage of Shareholdings
35. List the shareholders and the percentage of the holdings.
Не застосовується.
5.5. Exception for Member-owned Media Outlets
36. Is the Media Outlet member-owned?
Yes
36.a. List the names and contact information for the Board of Directors or whatever form of leadership the Media Outlet has.
«Новини Донбасу» видає ГО «ДІІ-Україна» — громадська організація, що об'єднує членів на добровільних засадах. Вищим органом є Загальні збори членів (кожен член має один голос), які обирають Правління та Голову Організації (пп. 5.3, 5.3.5.6, 5.3.5.7 Статуту). Склад Правління та Голову Організації розкрито у відповідях до п. 5.1; контакти для зв'язку з ними наведено у п. 5.2.
Disclosure of Identity of the Management Team and its Location
6.1. Management Directory
37. What are the names, positions, and contact details of all members of management for the Media Outlet?
ГО «ДІІ-Україна» (видавець):
Раковиця Любов Вікторівна — Голова Організації. Контакт: [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/ljubov.rakovitsa
Редакція «Новин Донбасу»:
Діденко Юлія Валеріївна — головна редакторка сайту. Контакт: [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/JuliiaDidenko

Загальний контакт редакції: [email protected], +38-067-463-32-11, Telegram-бот @nd_feedbackbot
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
«Новини Донбасу» видає ГО «ДІІ-Україна». Редакційне керівництво здійснює Редакційна рада. Організаційне та фінансове управління здійснюють Голова Організації та Правління відповідно до Статуту. З міркувань безпеки ми не публікуємо особисті телефони та адреси членів команди, які працюють у прифронтових регіонах; для зв'язку доступні наведені робочі контакти.
6.2. Location of Branches and Offices
38. What is the physical address, phone number and email address of the headquarters of the Media Outlet?
Юридична адреса ГО «ДІІ-Україна»
01021, Україна, місто Київ, Кловський узвіз, будинок, 14/24.
+ 38-067-463-32-11
email: [email protected]
39. Does the Media Outlet have other main branches and offices?
No
40. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?
No
Disclosure of Editorial Contact Details
7.1. Social Media
41. Does the Media Outlet have social media accounts for the public to use to make queries or respond to Content?
Yes
41.a. What are the URLs or other identification of all social media accounts used by members of the public to contact the Media Outlet?
  • https://www.facebook.com/novostidnuatv/
  • https://twitter.com/novostidnua
  • https://t.me/novostidnua
  • https://www.youtube.com/@dnn
  • https://www.tiktok.com/@novosti.dn.ua
  • https://www.instagram.com/novostidnua
  • https://www.facebook.com/novostidnua
  • https://www.youtube.com/@donbas1
  • https://t.me/novynydonbas/
  • https://www.threads.com/@novostidnua
  • https://invite.viber.com/?g2=AQAVYvJWbm12G1NbeTZpd5da0nIhWqpl6yHoYJFIAqoJCWhUmnpBHd9gXHBxg&lang=ru
7.2. Newsroom Contact Details
42. Does the Media Outlet have a person responsible for dealing with communication from the public regarding the Content?
Yes
43. Is the method for contacting that person or others at the Media Outlet clearly visible to the public?
Yes
44. In what ways does the staff of the Media Outlet responsible for the Content communicate back to the public results of queries, concerns, etc.?
Ми відповідаємо на кожне звернення тим самим каналом, яким воно надійшло: електронною поштою, через Telegram-бот, телефоном або в особистих повідомленнях у соціальних мережах. Звернення щодо змісту публікацій розглядає головна редакторка або визначений нею редактор, який не брав участі у створенні матеріалу. Ми надсилаємо відповідь протягом 5 робочих днів.

Якщо звернення виявляє фактичну помилку, ми виправляємо матеріал і додаємо до нього позначку про виправлення із зазначенням суті змін. Таким чином результат звернення бачать усі читачі, а не лише його автор. Порядок виправлень і розгляду скарг описано в нашій редакційній політиці: https://novosti.dn.ua/polityka-sajtu/
7.3. Customer Service Contact Details
45. Does the Media Outlet have a department or a single person who is responsible for customer service?
Yes
45.a. What are the contact details, including telephone numbers, email addresses, correspondence addresses, for customer service or the equivalent within the Media Outlet?
Читачі та інші зацікавлені сторони можуть звернутися до «Новин Донбасу» через такі канали:
Телефон редакції: + 38-067-463-32-11
Email редакції: [email protected]
Telegram-бот для зв’язку з редакцією @nd_feedbackbot
Адреса для кореспонденції: 01021, Україна, місто Київ, Кловський узвіз, будинок, 14/24.

Окремі контакти:
Реклама: Котелевська Вікторія [email protected]
Партнерства: Марія Вереітіна [email protected], https://www.facebook.com/maria.vereitina
Disclosure of Revenue Sources and Data Collection
8.1. Sources of Revenue
46. What are the categories of sources of revenue for the Media Outlet, ranked from largest to smallest? These may include subscriptions, advertising, major donors, donations, subsidies, fees, sales, memberships, sponsorships, events, etc.
Гранти міжнародних донорів; реклама; пожертви читачів.
47. Is the Media Outlet required to make financial disclosures?
No
48. What is the revenue of the Media Outlet?
N/A
49. What is the ratio of the categories of revenue sources (as in question no. 46)?
Грантове фінансування (90%), інші джерела з перелічених в пункті 46 (10%)
50. Is there any reason for safety and security that you have given incomplete data in this section?
No
8.2. Data collection disclosure
51. Does your Media Outlet process any personal information from online visitors on its own or with third parties?
Yes
51.a. What information is processed?
Дані, які користувачі надають добровільно:
— ім'я, адреса електронної пошти, номер телефону та зміст повідомлення — під час звернень до редакції електронною поштою, телефоном або через Telegram-бот
Технічні дані, що збираються автоматично:
— IP-адреса, тип браузера і пристрою, мова, приблизне місцезнаходження, сторінки перегляду, тривалість сесії, джерело переходу — через файли cookie та сервіс Google Analytics;
— cookie та ідентифікатори рекламних систем

Політика конфіденційності:
https://novosti.dn.ua/polityka-konfidenczijnosti/
51.b. What is the purpose for gathering that information?
Звернення до редакції (пошта, телефон, Telegram-бот): щоб відповісти на запитання, повідомлення про помилки, скарги та пропозиції читачів, а також отримати від них інформацію для журналістських матеріалів.
— Підписка на розсилку (Substack): щоб надсилати підписникам розсилку, на яку вони погодилися.
— Пожертви (LiqPay): щоб прийняти пожертву, надіслати підтвердження, вести бухгалтерський облік і виконувати вимоги законодавства та звітності перед донорами.
— Технічні дані та cookie (Google Analytics): щоб аналізувати відвідуваність, розуміти, які теми цікаві аудиторії, покращувати роботу сайту та забезпечувати його безпеку.
— Cookie рекламних систем: щоб показувати рекламу, яка є одним із джерел фінансування медіа, та вимірювати її ефективність.

Ми не продаємо персональні дані та не передаємо їх третім особам для цілей, не пов'язаних з переліченими вище. Дані джерел і людей, які звертаються до редакції, використовуються лише для зв'язку з ними й не передаються третім особам без їхньої згоди, крім випадків, передбачених законом.
51.c. By what methods is the information processed?
Інформація обробляється за допомогою таких інструментів:
— звернення до редакції: електронна пошта, телефон;
— розсилка: платформа Substack;
— пожертви: платіжна система LiqPay (платіжні дані обробляє LiqPay відповідно до власної політики; редакція отримує лише ім'я, email та суму пожертви);
— аналітика: Google Analytics через файли cookie;
Доступ до персональних даних, отриманих у зверненнях, мають лише працівники редакції, яким вони потрібні для роботи. Робочі акаунти захищені двофакторною автентифікацією.

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Section B: Professionalism and Accountability

Accountability for Journalism Principles
9.1 Editorial Guidelines
52. 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
52.a. Are they made available to the public in a readily accessible form?
Yes
52.a.i. What is the URL?
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
53. Is there a person or a group of persons responsible for these guidelines clearly identified?
Yes
53.a. Is that identification visible on the page with the guidelines?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
9.2. Purpose of Guidelines
54. 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.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
55. 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?
No
9.3. Guidelines and Journalism Principles
56. Do your Editorial Guidelines include requirements for Accuracy (as prescribed in the Preamble) in your output?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
57. Do they include requirements for Independence (as prescribed in the Preamble) of editorial decision making?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
58. Do they include requirements of Fairness (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of journalism?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
59. Do they include requirements for Accountability (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of its journalism?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
9.4. Conflicts of Interest
60. 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.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
61. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to business?
No
62. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political interests?
No
63. 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.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
64. Does the Media Outlet’s structure protect the editorial processes from any undue influence from within or without?
Yes
Accuracy
10.1. Processes for Ensuring Accuracy
65. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure the accuracy of your content?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
66. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure that the Editorial Guidelines are adhered to?
Yes
67. Do you have a verification process for content and the role of editorial oversight?
Yes
10.2. Process Review
68. Do you have a mechanism for periodic review of the effectiveness of the implementation of your Editorial Guidelines in your editorial processes?
Yes
69. Is your accountability mechanism (internal or external) subject to periodic review?
Yes
10.3. Statistics and External Content
70. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that statistics should be sourced and verified?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
71. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that external photographs/video/audio content should be sourced and verified?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
10.4. Identification of Journalists, Agencies
72. Are the Individual Journalists (including external sources) identified, for example through a byline, or recorded in publishing mechanism so that this information can be accessed?
No
73. Is all News Agency material used by the Media Outlet recorded and tracked?
N/A
10.5. Location Reporting
74. Is location reporting identified in your content?
N/A
75. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure that any constraint on location reporting be explained in the report or in the context of its publication?
N/A
76. Do your Editorial Guidelines require transparency where a location report has been facilitated by an external body?
N/A
10.6. Automatically Generated Content
77. Do you publish any content that is automatically generated?
No
10.7. Algorithmic Dissemination and Curation
78. Do you use any algorithms for the dissemination or curation of content?
No
10.8. Treatment of Explicit Content
79. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of violent and explicit content?
No
80. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of content which features children or other vulnerable people?
No
81. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate handling of live content?
No
Responsibility for Content Provided by the General Public
11.1. User Generated Content/Eyewitness News
82. Does your Media Outlet publish any content that comes not from staff or freelancers but from external sources such as readers/viewers?
No
11.3. Opinion Guidelines
83. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from defamation?
Yes
84. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from invasions of privacy?
No
85. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from hate speech?
No
86. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from harassment?
No
87. Is it clear to the public whether your Media Outlet’s moderation of such comment is pre- or post-publication?
Yes
88. Does this policy allow for the removal of offending material?
Yes
Responsibility for Sources
12.1. Anonymity
89. Are there guidelines on the procedures to be followed for granting anonymity to sources?
Yes
90. Are the reasons for granting anonymity made clear to the public?
Yes
12.2. Privacy Rights
91. Are there guidelines to ensure that the privacy rights and safety of individuals are protected in your journalistic activity?
No
12.3. Independence and Sources
92. Are there guidelines to ensure the independence of journalism relative to the sources for content?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
12.4. Diversity of Sources
93. Do the guidelines ensure that a diversity of sources is used in the production of your journalistic content?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
Professionalism for Affiliations
13.1. Sponsored Content Policies
94. Do your Editorial Guidelines have specific policies for distinguishing commercial or sponsored content?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
The bottom of the website indicates that: Promo, PR, Special Project, Position, ® — these symbols denote material placed on advertising rights.
13.2. Sponsored Content Indicators
95. Do you publish any sponsored content?
Yes
95.a. Do your Editorial Guidelines require all sponsored content to be clearly labelled or otherwise made clear?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
The bottom of the website indicates that: Promo, PR, Special Project, Position, ® — these symbols denote material placed on advertising rights.
95.b. Do your Editorial Guidelines require sponsored content to be labelled and made clearly distinguishable from your own content?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
The bottom of the website indicates that: Promo, PR, Special Project, Position, ® — these symbols denote material placed on advertising rights.
13.3. Separation of News and Opinion
96. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and opinion content?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
97. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and commercial content?
Yes
98. Do you in editorial practice or in Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and content supplied by an external non-journalistic body?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
Internal Accountability
14.1. Dealing with Inaccuracies
99. Do you have a clear process to allow potential errors to be communicated to the Media Outlet by the public?
Yes
99.a. Do you publish that process?
Yes
99.a.i. What is the URL where it can be seen? Or, where is it seen next to each bit of Content?
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
100. Do you have a clear process to allow potential errors to be communicated to the Media Outlet by those with direct involvement in the story?
Yes
100.a. Do you have a clear process for assessing and dealing with the claims?
Yes
101. Is there a systematic editorial structure in the Media Outlet to ensure that any inaccuracies in its content are corrected in a timely and transparent manner?
Yes
14.2. Publishing Corrections
102. Does your Media Outlet guarantee the publication of the correction of all significant inaccuracies and errors in a similar place and manner as the original version, such as the same URL or in similar time and format of broadcast?
Yes
14.3. Contact and Process for Complaints
103. Does your organisation have a designated contact in the event of complaints about potential breaches of its journalism principles or Editorial Guidelines?
Yes
104. Does your organisation have a designated process for the public to open a dialogue with you regarding potential breaches of its journalism principles or Editorial Guidelines? (These may follow the Uniform Correction or Clarification act adopted by most U.S. States.)
Yes
104.a. Is that information clearly available?
No
14.4. Internal Process for Complaints
105. Are your staff (Employees and Freelance) aware of the process that must be followed in the event of such complaints?
Yes
106. Are they aware that all such complaints must be brought to the attention of a senior member of staff (of organisations large enough to have a staff) not directly connected with the creation of the story?
Yes
107. Is your Media Outlet committed to the resolution of any such complaints in a fair, reasonable and timely manner?
Yes
14.5. Independence of Ombudsperson
108. Does the Media Outlet have an Ombudsperson?
N/A
External Accountability
15.1. External Oversight
109. Have you committed to a system or systems of external accountability for your editorial content?
No
15.2. Compliance with External Accountability
110. Is your Media Outlet committed to comply with any directions or guidance issued by the external accountability body to which you subscribe?
N/A
15.3. Absence of external oversight
111. Is your Media Outlet subject to an external regulatory mechanism for content that you find it not possible to comply with?
No
15.4. Contact Details of External Accountability Bodies
112. Are the mechanisms for the public to complain about breaches of your Editorial Guidelines to an external body publicly available?
Yes
112.a. What is the link?
https://novosti.dn.ua/policy
15.5. Other Associations
113. Do you belong to any other bodies that require members to adhere to published guidelines, standards or norms to maintain status in that organisation?
N/A
Professionalism in the Media Outlet
16.1. Recruitment and Training
114. Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?
Yes
114.a. Do those guidelines contain a diversity policy?
No
114.b. Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?
No
114.c. Are they publicly available?
No
16.2. Working Conditions, Contract Policy and Labour Relations
115. Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?
Yes
119. Are there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?
Yes
119.a. Do these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?
Yes
16.3. Staff Welfare
123. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
The media offers professional psychological support.
124. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?
Yes
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
The media offers professional psychological support.
Training
17.1. Training in Editorial Guidelines
125. Does your Media Outlet have a training programme for editorial staff that includes sections on the Editorial Guidelines and other legal and ethical issues?
Yes
126. Is there refresher training available for significant changes in the law or guidelines?
Yes
127. Does your staff have expert advice available for consultation when dealing with legal and compliance issues?
Yes
Publication of Self-Assessment
18.1. General Public
128. Does your Media Outlet publish your answers to this self-assessment based on the JTI Standard?
Yes
128.a. Is it available to readers?
Yes
The JTI Transparency Report is published here:
https://www.jti-app.com/report/mVW0Xpey1gebQ3Jx
18.2. Machine-readability
129. Does your Media Outlet publish your answers in a machine-readable format?
Yes