Basic Requirements on Media’s Identity
1. What is the Legal Entity Name?
Radio Bullets APS
10. Does the Media Outlet publish any content by broadcasting and/or streaming?
No
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?
No
13. Is the physical address of the Legal Entity different from the postal address according to question no. 2?
No
14. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?
No
15. What is the founding date of the Legal Entity?
2014-12-01
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
ADDRESS LINE 1
via Laura Mantegazza 24
STATE / PROVINCE / REGION
Rome
3. What is the general telephone number for the Legal Entity?
+39338 653 0580
4. What is the email address for the Legal Entity?
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?
Fiscal Code 97985940580
6. Are there any other governmental or other identifiers that a certification body could use to verify the identity of the Legal Entity?
No
6.a. What are those identifiers?
RUNTS???
7. What Brand Name(s), titles, publication names, etc. do you use to publish Content?
Radio Bullets
8. Does the Media Outlet publish on any URLs?
Yes
8.a. On what URLs do you publish?
https://www.radiobullets.com/
9. Does the Media Outlet publish any content on any social media?
Yes
Editorial Mission
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
Radio Bullets believes that independent, balanced reporting on international and cross-border dynamics affecting people, communities and the environment is essential to democratic participation.
Our journalism aims to hold public and private actors accountable for violations of rights and for practices that place communities and ecosystems at risk.
Radio Bullets investigates global crises and power structures, including conflict dynamics, humanitarian emergencies, climate impacts, border and migration policies, social movements, and the lack of accountability of state and non-state actors. Our editorial approach prioritizes depth, context and verification, particularly in areas and regions that receive limited attention from mainstream media.
Radio Bullets promotes a decolonized and rights-based narrative that challenges dominant frames within the Italian media landscape. We connect global developments to their local and domestic implications, recognize the agency of affected communities, and amplify perspectives that are often marginalized or silenced.
We work in collaboration with civil society organizations, activists, independent journalists, and local and international media outlets. We also engage with schools, universities and educational initiatives to promote media literacy, critical thinking and informed public debate.
Radio Bullets, news that shatter the sillence
18. Is that statement posted online?
Yes
18.a. What is the URL where it is published?
https://www.radiobullets.com/chi-siamo/
Disclosure of Type of Ownership
20. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity privately owned?
No
21. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity owned by the state, a unit of the government or any other public entity?
No
22. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity publicly traded?
No
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?
Radio Bullets is a no-profit association (in italian: APS - associazione di promozione sociale)
23.b. If there is a combination, explain that here along with a breakdown by ownership type.
No
Requirements on Owners’ Identity
24. What are the names of all direct, indirect or beneficial owners?
Founder: Barbara Schiavulli
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://www.radiobullets.com/members/barbara-schiavulli/
26. What are the names of the members of supervisory boards?
Board:
Barbara Schiavulli
Angela Gennaro
Raffaella Quadri
Flavia Mariani
Others partners:
Leila Ben Salah
Mariangela Matonte
Camilla Ghedini
27. Are the names of the members of the supervisory board members in the previous question available online?
Yes
27.a. What is the URL of the page that contains the names of the people in the previous question?
https://www.radiobullets.com/autori/
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
30. What is the contact information for all direct and indirect owners?
31. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?
Yes
31.a. What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?
https://www.radiobullets.com/members/barbara-schiavulli/
32. What is the contact information for the members of the board of directors?
Angela Gennaro
Raffaella Quadri
33. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?
Yes
33.a. What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?
https://www.radiobullets.com/chi-siamo/
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.)
There are no shareholders.
The association, according to Italian law, cannot have shareholders.
35. List the shareholders and the percentage of the holdings.
There are no shareholders.
The association, according to Italian law, cannot have shareholders.
36. Is the Media Outlet member-owned?
No
Disclosure of Identity of the Management Team and its Location
37. What are the names, positions, and contact details of all members of management for the Media Outlet?
38. What is the physical address, phone number and email address of the headquarters of the Media Outlet?
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
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.instagram.com/radiobullets/
https://www.facebook.com/radiobullets
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.?
The public can contac Radio Bullets writing to the official mail:
[email protected], or directly to the journalists of the newsroom (
[email protected], as clearly shown in this website page https://www.radiobullets.com/autori/
+ social account
Barbara Schiavulli on her social account
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?
Disclosure of Revenue Sources and Data Collection
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.
Private donations
Crowdfunding
Self-funding by association members
Grants
47. Is the Media Outlet required to make financial disclosures?
Yes
47.a. Are those disclosures visible to the public?
No
50. Is there any reason for safety and security that you have given incomplete data in this section?
No
51. Does your Media Outlet process any personal information from online visitors on its own or with third parties?
No
Accuracy
65. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure the accuracy of your content?
Yes
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
68. Do you have a mechanism for periodic review of the effectiveness of the implementation of your Editorial Guidelines in your editorial processes?
N/A
69. Is your accountability mechanism (internal or external) subject to periodic review?
No
70. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that statistics should be sourced and verified?
No
71. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that external photographs/video/audio content should be sourced and verified?
No
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?
Yes
73. Is all News Agency material used by the Media Outlet recorded and tracked?
No
74. Is location reporting identified in your content?
Yes
75. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure that any constraint on location reporting be explained in the report or in the context of its publication?
Yes
76. Do your Editorial Guidelines require transparency where a location report has been facilitated by an external body?
Yes
77. Do you publish any content that is automatically generated?
No
78. Do you use any algorithms for the dissemination or curation of content?
No
79. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of violent and explicit content?
Yes
80. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of content which features children or other vulnerable people?
Yes
81. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate handling of live content?
Yes
Responsibility for Content Provided by the General Public
82. Does your Media Outlet publish any content that comes not from staff or freelancers but from external sources such as readers/viewers?
No
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?
Yes
85. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from hate speech?
Yes
86. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from harassment?
Yes
87. Is it clear to the public whether your Media Outlet’s moderation of such comment is pre- or post-publication?
No
88. Does this policy allow for the removal of offending material?
Yes
Responsibility for Sources
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
91. Are there guidelines to ensure that the privacy rights and safety of individuals are protected in your journalistic activity?
Yes
92. Are there guidelines to ensure the independence of journalism relative to the sources for content?
Yes
93. Do the guidelines ensure that a diversity of sources is used in the production of your journalistic content?
Yes
Professionalism for Affiliations
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
We don't do sponsored content or commercial
If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.
We don't do sponsored content or commercial
94. Do your Editorial Guidelines have specific policies for distinguishing commercial or sponsored content?
Yes
95. Do you publish any sponsored content?
No
96. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and opinion content?
Yes
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
Internal Accountability
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
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
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?
Yes
104.a.i. What is the URL of where this information is available? If it is not on a single page, describe where people can find it.
https://www.radiobullets.com/110-2/
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
108. Does the Media Outlet have an Ombudsperson?
No
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://www.radiobullets.com/110-2/
External Accountability
109. Have you committed to a system or systems of external accountability for your editorial content?
Yes
110. Is your Media Outlet committed to comply with any directions or guidance issued by the external accountability body to which you subscribe?
Yes
111. Is your Media Outlet subject to an external regulatory mechanism for content that you find it not possible to comply with?
No
112. Are the mechanisms for the public to complain about breaches of your Editorial Guidelines to an external body publicly available?
Yes
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?
No
Professionalism in the Media Outlet
114. Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?
Yes
114.a. Do those guidelines contain a diversity policy?
Yes
114.b. Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?
Yes
114.c. Are they publicly available?
Yes
114.c.i. What is the URL?
https://www.radiobullets.com/chi-siamo/
115. Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?
Yes
116. Are your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?
Yes
117. Does your staff have the freedom to organise?
Yes
118. Do you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?
Yes
119. Are there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?
No
119.a. Do these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?
Yes
120. Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures protect against discrimination in the workplace?
Yes
121. Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?
Yes
122. Does your Media Outlet have a safety at work policy, which includes specific protection for journalists working in hostile environments?
Yes
123. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?
Yes
124. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?
Yes
Accountability for Journalism Principles
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://www.radiobullets.com/chi-siamo/
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
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
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?
Yes
56. Do your Editorial Guidelines include requirements for Accuracy (as prescribed in the Preamble) in your output?
Yes
57. Do they include requirements for Independence (as prescribed in the Preamble) of editorial decision making?
Yes
58. Do they include requirements of Fairness (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of journalism?
Yes
59. Do they include requirements for Accountability (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of its journalism?
Yes
60. Do your Editorial Guidelines include protections against real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest?
Yes
61. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to business?
Yes
62. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political interests?
Yes
63. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to personal interests?
Yes
64. Does the Media Outlet’s structure protect the editorial processes from any undue influence from within or without?
Yes
What is the URL?
https://www.radiobullets.com/chi-siamo/
What is the URL?
https://www.radiobullets.com/chi-siamo/
What is the URL?
https://www.radiobullets.com/chi-siamo/
What is the URL?
https://www.radiobullets.com/chi-siamo/
