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Section A: Identity and Transparency
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1.1. Legal Entity Name
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1. What is the Legal Entity Name?Český rozhlas
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1.2. Contact Details and Identifiers
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ADDRESS LINE 1Vinohradská 12
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POST CODE120 00
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CITYPrague 2
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COUNTRYCzech Republic
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3. What is the general telephone number for the Legal Entity?+420 221 551 111
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4. What is the email address for the Legal Entity?
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5. Is the Legal Entity required to have a Tax ID, a Registration ID, a DUNS number and/or other identifiers?Yes
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5.a. What are these IDs for the Legal Entity?Czech Radio, established by Act No. 484/1991 Coll.
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6. Are there any other governmental or other identifiers that a certification body could use to verify the identity of the Legal Entity?Yes
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6.a. What are those identifiers?DIČ CZ45245053 (VAT ID)
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1.3. Description of Media Outlet
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7. What Brand Name(s), titles, publication names, etc. do you use to publish Content?Nationwide stations:
- Radiožurnál
- Dvojka
- Plus
- Radio Wave
- Jazz
- Pohoda
- Vltava
- Radiožurnál Sport
- D-dur
- Radio Junior
- Radio Prague Int.
Regional stations:
- České Budějovice
- Pardubice
- Radio Praha
- Sever
- Plzeň
- Střední Čechy
- Liberec
- Brno
- Hradec Králové
- Karlovy Vary
- Olomouc
- Ostrava
- Vysočina
- Zlín
All the online stream addresses: https://portal.rozhlas.cz/stanice
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1.4. Distribution Channels and URLs
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8. Does the Media Outlet publish on any URLs?Yes
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8.a. On what URLs do you publish?
- Online news portal
- https://www.irozhlas.cz/
- Audio portal (web
- mobile app)
- https://www.mujrozhlas.cz/
- Nationwide stations
- https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/
- https://dvojka.rozhlas.cz/
- https://vltava.rozhlas.cz/
- https://plus.rozhlas.cz/
- https://sport.rozhlas.cz/
- https://wave.rozhlas.cz/
- https://junior.rozhlas.cz/
- https://d-dur.rozhlas.cz/
- https://jazz.rozhlas.cz/
- https://pohoda.rozhlas.cz/
- https://english.radio.cz/
- Regional stations:
- https://brno.rozhlas.cz/
- https://budejovice.rozhlas.cz/
- https://hradec.rozhlas.cz/
- https://vary.rozhlas.cz/
- https://liberec.rozhlas.cz/
- https://olomouc.rozhlas.cz/
- https://ostrava.rozhlas.cz/
- https://pardubice.rozhlas.cz/
- https://plzen.rozhlas.cz/
- https://praha.rozhlas.cz/
- https://strednicechy.rozhlas.cz/
- https://sever.rozhlas.cz/
- https://vysocina.rozhlas.cz/
- https://zlin.rozhlas.cz/
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9. Does the Media Outlet publish any content on any social media?Yes
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9.a. What are the social media URLs, handles, addresses or names that you use to publish?
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoBrno
- https://www.facebook.com/cbrozhlas
- https://www.facebook.com/Cro.Ddur
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoDvojka
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlashradec
- https://www.facebook.com/crojazz
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlasvary
- https://www.facebook.com/liberec.rozhlas
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlasolomouc
- https://www.facebook.com/RozhlasOstrava
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlaspardubice
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlasplus
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoPlzen
- https://www.facebook.com/radio.praha/
- https://www.facebook.com/radiojuniorcz
- https://www.facebook.com/radioprague
- https://www.facebook.com/croradiowave
- https://www.facebook.com/radiozurnal
- https://www.facebook.com/crostrednicechy
- https://www.facebook.com/sever.rozhlas
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoVltava
- https://www.facebook.com/ceskyrozhlasvysocina
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoZlin
- https://www.facebook.com/iROZHLAS.cz
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoPohoda
- https://www.facebook.com/radiozurnal.sport
- https://www.instagram.com/radiopraha/
- https://www.instagram.com/radiojunior_cro
- https://www.instagram.com/radio_prague
- https://www.instagram.com/croradiowave
- https://www.instagram.com/radiozurnal
- https://www.instagram.com/crovltava
- https://www.instagram.com/irozhlascz
- https://www.instagram.com/radiozurnal_sport/
- Twitter/X
- https://x.com/CRoDvojka
- https://x.com/crojazz
- https://x.com/CRoPardubice
- https://x.com/CRoPlus
- https://x.com/radiodabpraha
- https://x.com/RadioPrague
- https://x.com/CRo_RadioWave
- https://x.com/Radiozurnal1
- https://x.com/CRoVltava
- https://x.com/iROZHLAScz
- https://x.com/radiozurnals
- Youtube
- https://www.youtube.com/user/CRoDvojka
- https://www.youtube.com/user/crojazz
- https://www.youtube.com/c/%C4%8Cesk%C3%BDrozhlasPlusko
- https://www.youtube.com/c/R%C3%A1dioJuniorRozhlas
- https://www.youtube.com/user/RadioPragueCzech
- https://www.youtube.com/user/croradiowave
- https://www.youtube.com/user/cro1radiozurnal
- https://www.youtube.com/user/cro3vltava
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudj4wIVJWD-JjF3fAE0yoQ
- TikTok
- https://www.tiktok.com/@croradiowave
- https://www.tiktok.com/@irozhlas
- Bluesky
- https://bsky.app/profile/irozhlas.cz
- Company social media
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ceskyrozhlas
- X: https://twitter.com/crozhlas
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/%C4%8Cesk%C3%BDrozhlas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceskyrozhlas
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/czech-radio
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10. Does the Media Outlet publish any content by broadcasting and/or streaming?Yes
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10.a. What are the terrestrial frequencies, channels, satellite identifiers, other platforms or applications that you use to publish?Frequencies:
Information provided applies to Prague, other regions available here: https://portal.rozhlas.cz/vysilace
Radiožurnál
- DAB: 12C
- FM: 94,6 or 90,9
Dvojka
- DAB: 12C
- FM: 91,2
Vltava
- DAB: 12C
- FM: 105 or 104,5
Plus
- DAB: 12C
- FM: 92,6
Radiožurnál Sport, Radio Wave, D-dur, Jazz, Radio Junior, Pohoda only available on DAB: 12C
Regional stations
Information provided is region-specific.
Český rozhlas České Budějovice
- DAB 12C
- FM 106,4
Český rozhlas Hradec Králové
- DAB 7C
- FM 95,3 or 90,5
Český rozhlas Karlovy Vary
- DAB 9B
- FM 91 or 103,4 or 89,5
Český rozhlas Liberec
- DAB 12C
- FM 102,3
Český rozhlas Pardubice
- DAB 12C
- FM 101 or 104,7
Český rozhlas Plzeň
- DAB 12C
- FM 91 or 106,7
Český rozhlas Rádio Praha
- DAB 12C or 12D
Český rozhlas Střední Čechy
- DAB 12C
- FM 100,7
Český rozhlas Sever
- DAB 11A
- FM 88,8
Český rozhlas Brno
- DAB 12D
- FM 93,1 or 106,5 or 93,6
Český rozhlas Olomouc
- DAB 12D
- FM 106,8
Český rozhlas Ostrava
- DAB 12D
- FM 91,9 or 107,3
Český rozhlas Vysočina
- DAB 12D
- FM 87,9
Český rozhlas Zlín
- DAB 12D
- FM 97,5
On demand audio platform (online, app): https://www.mujrozhlas.cz/
More information:
https://portal.rozhlas.cz/vysilace
https://english.radio.cz/ways-listen-8701721
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1.5. Safety Concerns
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11. Do the Media Outlet's Editorial Guidelines state that the safety of all journalists shall be treated as a primary concern?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Czech Radio Code
5.2. Czech Radio will be engaged in protection of freedom of speech of authors regardless of whether or not they are just cooperating with it because disputing the freedom of speech illegally in the case of one of them may result in disputing the same right to others in the future.
Czech Radio will act in a sympathetic way appropriately to its possibilities if an author appears endangered in connection with fulfilment of their professional duties through no fault of their own. In the interest of workers who appear in a danger or in a difficult life situation due to performance of their work in Czech Radio, Czech Radio will make efforts to ensure security and legal assistance and also material support for the necessary period. -
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
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1.6. Location
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13. Is the physical address of the Legal Entity different from the postal address according to question no. 2?No
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14. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?No
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1.7. Founding Date
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15. What is the founding date of the Legal Entity?1992-01-01
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If you want to publish additional information on the founding history, please provide it here.Czech Radio was established in 1992 by Act No. 484/1991 Coll., on Czech Radio, which sets out the framework for its operation and finance.
Source: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/sites/default/files/documents/00926163.pdf
Version in effect: https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1991-484 -
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)?Yes
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16.a. Provide a history of previous/former Legal Entities and their founding dates.Czech Radio is the current form of a continuous national broadcasting institution that dates back to 1923. It began as Radiojournal, a Czechoslovak company that provided radio broadcasting under various names from 1923 to 1948. It was then nationalized and became Czechoslovak Radio, serving as the state broadcaster until 1992. Following the dissolution of Czechoslovakia, the organization continued as Czech Radio, maintaining its role as the country's primary public broadcaster.
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2.1. Editorial Mission Statement
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17. Does your Media Outlet have an editorial mission statement, or stated set of principles or editorial values?Yes
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17.a. Provide that statement hereFrom the Preamble of the Czech Radio Code:
The purpose of the existence of radio as a public service is to provide the public with a source of information, critical reflection, artistic creation and entertainment, which are protected from lobbying pressures. Czech Radio contributes to creating a space for freedom of speech, thought and creation, in which democracy can grow. The program and actions of Czech Radio will always be measured by ethical standards. Czech Radio is based on the moral traditions of the European circle of civilization. -
18. Is that statement posted online?Yes
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18.a. What is the URL where it is published?https://rada.rozhlas.cz/kodex-ceskeho-rozhlasu-7722382
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3.1. Public Service Media Mission, Governance and Independence
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19. Is the Media Outlet a Public Service Media?Yes
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19.a. What is the public service mission for which it is responsible?484/1991 Coll. ACT of the Czech National Council on Czech Radio
Section 2
(1) Czech Radio provides public service by producing and distributing radio programmes, or as the case may be, other multimedia content and additional services in the territory of the Czech Republic and abroad in order to meet the democratic, social and cultural needs of society and the need to preserve media pluralism (hereinafter “radio public service”).
(2) The main objectives of radio public service include, without limitation:
a) providing objective and fact-checked information that is balanced and comprehensive in its entirety and enables free opinion-making and contributing to media literacy;
b) raising the legal awareness of citizens of the Czech Republic;
c) producing and distributing programmes and providing balanced programmes for all citizen groups in light of the freedom of faith and opinion, cultural or ethnic origin, national identity, social background, age and sex, provided that such programmes reflect the plurality of views and political, religious, philosophical and artistic directions in order to enhance mutual understanding and tolerance and support a cohesive plural society;
d) developing the cultural identity of the citizens of the Czech Republic, including that of ethnic minorities;
e) producing and broadcasting programmes including, without limitation, news, journalistic, documentary, artistic, dramatic, sports, entertainment and educational programmes as well as programmes for children and the youth.
Section 3
(1) The activities of the Czech Radio conducted as part of the radio public service include, without limitation:
a) operating analogue radio broadcasting using a range of the frequency spectrum enabling coverage of the territory of the Czech Republic by three national radio stations in the shortwave band and regional radio stations in the shortwave band, by means of terrestrial radio broadcasting stations or by other technical means; the Czech Radio can also broadcast in the long and medium wave bands;
b) operating a radio station exclusively focused on news, journalism and educational programmes via terrestrial radio broadcasting stations using a range of the frequency spectrum in the shortwave band to the extent enabled by radio frequencies obtained by optimising its own broadcasting network, provided that the coverage of the Czech Republic hereunder is not compromised, and radio frequencies newly identified by the Czech Radio at its own expense, but not more than to the extent of regional radio broadcasting4); such stations may also broadcast through terrestrial radio broadcasting stations using a range of the frequency spectrum in the medium wave band or through other electronic communications networks in the extent of national radio broadcasting hereunder;
c) operating three digital terrestrial radio stations listed under (a) through the public service multiplex;1a) in addition to these radio stations, the Czech Radio may use the public service multiplex to broadcast other stations, other multimedia content and additional services; such stations, other multimedia content and additional services distributed through the public service multiplex may also be distributed through other electronic communication networks;
d) operating digital terrestrial broadcasting in order to provide for radio public service, which corresponds to the state of art in broadcasting technologies and services, through a network of terrestrial radio broadcasting stations using radio frequencies reserved for the Czech Radio by the government agency responsible for administering the frequency spectrum under applicable legislation1), enabling the coverage of the territory of the Czech Republic with radio stations and other content in the band reserved according to the national frequency table for digital terrestrial radio broadcasting, in particular in the 174-230 MHz band (hereinafter referred to as the "public service radio multiplex"),
e) establishing a network of own correspondents;
f) creating and maintaining archives and using the archives as part of national cultural heritage;
g) supporting Czech radio productions and cultural projects;
h) broadcasting national and international production;
i) providing 24/7 broadcasting, including news reporting, at least through one station;
j) engaging in activities in the field of new broadcasting technologies and services;
k) providing information and content to the public in accordance with Section 2(1) on its website and through Czech Radio’s applications; news and political-journalistic programs provided on the Czech Radio website and applications must observe the principles of objectivity and balance, in particular they must not give unilateral preference to any political party or movement, or their opinions or the opinions of individual groups of the public, taking into account their real position in political and social life,
l) promoting the broadcasting of its own programs or shows and other tasks of radio public service.
(2) The radio station of the Czech Radio broadcasts radio programmes to foreign countries in the shortwave band via terrestrial radio broadcasting equipment or other technical means. Broadcasting to foreign countries must meet the requirements under Section 2(2)(a) and (c) and must promote the reputation of the Czech Republic.
(3) The government agency responsible for administering the frequency spectrum under applicable legislation1b) shall, after being granted consent by the Radio and Television Broadcasting Council, reserve for Czech Radio frequencies enabling the operation of analogue radio broadcasting within the scope set out in Paragraph 1(a) and Paragraph 2. Frequencies in the range and under the conditions set out in Paragraph 1(b) or in the long and medium wave bands will be reserved only if Czech Radio so requests. For the purposes of radio public service multiplex under Paragraph 1(d), the rights to the frequencies reserves are granted by allocation without prior competition under the Electronic Communications Act. If the Czech Radio fails to request the allocation within 6 months after the frequencies have been reserved, the competent agency under the Electronic Communications Act will proceed in compliance with the Act when granting the rights to the reserved frequencies.
(4) For the purposes hereof, national radio stations mean such stations that are available to a minimum of 80% of the population of the Czech Republic as per the latest census1c, with the exception of nationwide radio programming pursuant to Section 3(1)(a) focused on current news and journalism, which are available to a minimum of 95% of the population of the Czech Republic as per the latest census1c.
(5) The Czech Radio may also digitally broadcast radio stations, and distribute programmes and parts thereof, multimedia content and additional services via other electronic communications networks and services.
(6) Czech Radio may place commercial messages on its website and in its applications only if they are aimed at promoting its own broadcasting, programs, and activities related radio public sevice, or if they are part of programs whose content cannot be influenced by Czech Radio.
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19.b. Is this governed by legislation?Yes
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19.c. What law or legal instrument specifies its role and responsibilities?Role and responsibilities specified by 484/1991 Coll. ACT of the Czech National Council on Czech Radio with the Czech Radio Council acting as the body that enforces the public's right to monitor the activities of Czech Radio.
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19.d. Provide a reference URL here.https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1991-484
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19.e. What are the stakeholders with which it has formal relations, and what is the nature of the relationship?Public media, no stakeholders
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19.f. How is income generated?484/1991 Coll. ACT of the Czech National Council on Czech Radio
Section 10
Czech Radio Funding
(1) The funding of the Czech Radio includes, without limitation:
a) radio fees collected under applicable legislation3d;
b) revenues from own business activities.
(2) The costs related to Czech Radio broadcasting under Section 3(2) are paid from the government budget of the Czech Republic.
More details:
https://www.e-sbirka.cz/sb/2005/348?zalozka=text
https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1991-484
https://informace.rozhlas.cz/hospodareni-ceskeho-rozhlasu-rozpocet-2025-9392573 -
19.g. What portion of income is public funds?REVENUES IN 2024:
- 91,94 %: Revenues from own performance
- 1,46 %: State funding for broadcasting abroad (Radio Prague International)
- 3,97%: Funds settlement
- 1,15%: Other operating income
- 1,48%: Financial returns
Revenues from own activities
- 2,199,160,000
- in addition to revenues from radio licence fees, this section also includes revenues from commercial activities and the sale of services
State funding for broadcasting abroad (Radio Prague International)
- 35,000,000
More details: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/hospodareni-ceskeho-rozhlasu-rozpocet-2025-9392573 -
19.h. Does the governance guarantee editorial independence?Yes
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19.h.i. State here in what way.Czech Radio is financed primarily from licence fees paid by the public, not from the state budget. Although it may receive limited state funding for specific broadcasting purposes (Radio Prague International), it remains financially independent of the state budget. Its editorial independence is guaranteed by law and the Czech Radio Code. The body that exercises the public's right to control the activities of Czech Radio is the Czech Radio Council (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Council’). The Council has nine members. The term of office of a Council member is six years. Council members are elected and dismissed by the Chamber of Deputies and the Senate in such a way that significant regional, political, social and cultural currents of opinion are represented. The Director General is appointed by the Council from among candidates who meet the requirements of the law on the basis of the results of a selection procedure for a term of six years.
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4.1. Privately held
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20. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity privately owned?No
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20.a. What is the form and status of the Media Outlet or Legal Entity according to the legal definition in the country of registration?484/1991 Coll. ACT of the Czech National Council on Czech Radio (1) Czech Radio is established with its registered office in Prague. (2) Czech Radio is a legal entity managing its own property the basis of which is the property transferred from Czechoslovak Radio. 1) Czech Radio shall acquire rights and obligations as a result of its own acts. (3) The State shall not be held responsible for the liabilities of Czech Radio and Czech Radio shall not be held responsible for the liabilities of the State. More details: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/sites/default/files/documents/00926163.pdf
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4.2. State or Publicly owned
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21. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity owned by the state, a unit of the government or any other public entity?No
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4.3. Publicly Traded Company
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22. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity publicly traded?No
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4.4. Other
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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
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23.a. What is the form of ownership?Czech Radio is a public legal entity established by Act No. 484/1991 Coll., on Czech Radio, which is not owned by the state, private entities or any members.
Quoting from the Act: "Czech Radio is a legal entity that manages its own property, the basis of which is the property transferred from Czechoslovak Radio. By its own acts, Czech Radio acquires rights and undertakes obligations. The State is not liable for the obligations of Czech Radio and Czech Radio is not liable for the obligations of the State". -
23.b. If there is a combination, explain that here along with a breakdown by ownership type.No combination.
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5.1. Names of Owners and Board Members
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24. What are the names of all direct, indirect or beneficial owners?No direct, indirect or beneficial owner.
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25. Are the names of the owners in the previous question available online?Yes
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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?Czech Radio is an autonomous, self-governing public media organisation established by law and subject to supervision by public authorities.
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26. What are the names of the members of supervisory boards?Czech Radio is headed by the Director General, who is elected by the Czech Radio Council for a term of office of 6 years. The Director General appoints and dismisses the directors of Czech Radio’s regional studios after consultation with the Czech Radio Council. The first level of management consists of the directors of the DG's Office, Strategic Development, News and Current Affairs, Program, Marketing and Digital Services, Technology and Administration, Economics and the Corporate Support and External Relations sections, and the Spokesperson.
Czech Radio is subject to the supervision of the Czech Radio Council, whose members are as follows:
Mgr. Ondřej Matouš
Mgr. Marek Pokorný
doc. Mgr. Jaroslav Šebek , Ph.D.
Jiří Dohnal
Oldřich Vágner
Miroslav Bobek
Zbigniew Jan Czendlik
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27. Are the names of the members of the supervisory board members in the previous question available online?Yes
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27.a. What is the URL of the page that contains the names of the people in the previous question?https://rada.rozhlas.cz/clenove?term_node_tid_depth%5B%5D=403380&url=
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28. Are the listed owners also founders or owners of other companies?No
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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
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5.2. Contact Details of Direct and Indirect Owners
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30. What is the contact information for all direct and indirect owners?Czech Radio is an autonomous, self-governing public media organisation established by law and subject to supervision by public authorities. With no owner to list, the closest contact information we can provide is for the Czech Radio Council as the supervisory board.
Contact the Czech Radio Council
Czech Radio Council
Czech Radio
Vinohradská 12
120 00 Prague 2
Email: [email protected]
Spokesperson of the Czech Radio Council
Mgr. Ondřej Matouš
Tel.: +420 775 994 339
Secretary of the Czech Radio Council:
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31. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?Yes
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31.a. What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?https://rada.rozhlas.cz/kontakt-7722249
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32. What is the contact information for the members of the board of directors?Czech Radio's first level of management consists of the directors of the DG's Office, Strategic Development, News and Current Affairs, Program, Marketing and Digital Services, Technology and Administration, Economics and the Corporate Support and External Relations sections, and the Spokesperson. All can be contacted via e-mail on addresses in the [email protected] format.
Additional info with contact details available here: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/lide
Other ways to contact the Czech Radio, including the way to address e-mails to specific individuals available here: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/kontakt-7752657 -
33. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?Yes
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33.a. What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?https://informace.rozhlas.cz/lide
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5.3. Names of Shareholders
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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.)Czech Radio is an autonomous, self-governing public media organisation established by law and subject to supervision by public authorities. Therefore, it has no direct, majority, or controlling shareholders to list.
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5.4. Percentage of Shareholdings
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35. List the shareholders and the percentage of the holdings.No shareholders.
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.N/A
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5.5. Exception for Member-owned Media Outlets
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36. Is the Media Outlet member-owned?No
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6.1. Management Directory
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37. What are the names, positions, and contact details of all members of management for the Media Outlet?Management of Czech Radio:
- René Zavoral, Director General of Czech Radio
- Jan Menger, Director General's Section
- Martina Májíček Poliaková, Director of Strategic Development
- Ondřej Suchan, Director of News and Current Affairs
- Ondřej Nováček, Program Director
- Jiří Malina, Director of Marketing and Digital Services
- Karel Zýka, Director of Technology and Administration
- Martin Vojslavský, Director of Economics
- Kateřina Konopásková, Director of Corporate Support and External Relations
- Lidija Erlebachová, Spokesperson
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Czech Radio is headed by the Director General, who is elected by the Czech Radio Council for a term of office of 6 years. The Director General appoints and dismisses the directors of Czech Radio’s regional studios after consultation with the Czech Radio Council. The first level of management consists of the directors of the DG's Office, Strategic Development, News, Program, Marketing and Digital Services, Technology and Administration, Economics and the Corporate Support and External Relations sections, and the Spokesperson.
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6.2. Location of Branches and Offices
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38. What is the physical address, phone number and email address of the headquarters of the Media Outlet?Czech Radio
Vinohradská 12
120 00 Prague 2
tel.: +420 221 551 111
fax: +420 224 222 223
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39. Does the Media Outlet have other main branches and offices?Yes
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39.a. What are the physical addresses, including phone numbers and email addresses, of those other main branches and offices?Regional studios
České Budějovice
Address: Český rozhlas České Budějovice, U Tří lvů 1, 370 01 České Budějovice
Telephone: 221 554 444 (central office)
E-mail: [email protected]
Pardubice
Address: Český rozhlas Pardubice, Svaté Anežky České 29, 530 02 Pardubice
Telephone: 221 554 820 (production)
E-mail: [email protected]
Radio Praha, Střední Čechy
Address: Rádio Praha, Hybešova 10, 186 72 Praha 8 - Karlín
Telephone: +420 221 553 900
E-mail: [email protected], [email protected]
Sever
Address: Český rozhlas Sever, Na Schodech 10, Ústí nad Labem 400 01
Telephone: 221 554 111
E-mail: [email protected]
Plzen
Address: Český rozhlas Plzeň, nám. Míru 10, 301 00 Plzeň
Telephone: +420 221 554 200
E-mail: [email protected]
Liberec
Address: Český rozhlas Liberec, Modrá 1048, Liberec 6 460 06
Telephone: 221 553 703 (production)
E-mail: [email protected]
Brno
Address: Český rozhlas Brno, Beethovenova 4, 602 00 Brno
Telephone: 726 46 5000 – reception; 726 46 5151 – production; 726 46 5200 – broadcast contact
E-mail: [email protected]
Hradec Králové
Address: Český rozhlas Hradec Králové, Havlíčkova 292, 500 02 Hradec Králové
Telephone: +420 221 554 620
E-mail: [email protected]
Karlovy Vary
Address: Český rozhlas Karlovy Vary, Zítkova 3, 360 01 Karlovy Vary
Telephone: +420 353 222 232
E-mail: [email protected]
Olomouc
Address: Český rozhlas Olomouc, Pavelčákova 2/19, 779 00 Olomouc
Telephone: 221 555 455
E-mail: [email protected]
Ostrava
Address: Český rozhlas Ostrava, Dr. Šmerala 2, 702 00 Ostrava
Telephone: 221 555 511
E-mail: [email protected]
Vysočina
Address: Český rozhlas Vysočina, Masarykovo náměstí 42, 586 01 Jihlava
Telephone: +420 221 554 900
E-mail: [email protected]
Zlín
Address: Český rozhlas Zlín, Osvoboditelů 187, 760 01 Zlín
Telephone: 221 555 220 (answering machine)
E-mail: [email protected]
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40. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?No
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7.1. Social Media
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41. Does the Media Outlet have social media accounts for the public to use to make queries or respond to Content?Yes
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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?
- All social media accounts mentioned in section 1.4 of this Questionnaire can be used directly to contact CRo.
- For reference
- they are listed again below:
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoBrno
- https://www.facebook.com/cbrozhlas
- https://www.facebook.com/Cro.Ddur
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoDvojka
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlashradec
- https://www.facebook.com/crojazz
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlasvary
- https://www.facebook.com/liberec.rozhlas
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlasolomouc
- https://www.facebook.com/RozhlasOstrava
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlaspardubice
- https://www.facebook.com/rozhlasplus
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoPlzen
- https://www.facebook.com/radio.praha/
- https://www.facebook.com/radiojuniorcz
- https://www.facebook.com/radioprague
- https://www.facebook.com/croradiowave
- https://www.facebook.com/radiozurnal
- https://www.facebook.com/crostrednicechy
- https://www.facebook.com/sever.rozhlas
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoVltava
- https://www.facebook.com/ceskyrozhlasvysocina
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoZlin
- https://www.facebook.com/iROZHLAS.cz
- https://www.facebook.com/CRoPohoda
- https://www.facebook.com/radiozurnal.sport
- https://www.instagram.com/radiopraha/
- https://www.instagram.com/radiojunior_cro
- https://www.instagram.com/radio_prague
- https://www.instagram.com/croradiowave
- https://www.instagram.com/radiozurnal
- https://www.instagram.com/crovltava
- https://www.instagram.com/irozhlascz
- https://www.instagram.com/radiozurnal_sport/
- Twitter/X
- https://x.com/CRoDvojka
- https://x.com/crojazz
- https://x.com/CRoPardubice
- https://x.com/CRoPlus
- https://x.com/radiodabpraha
- https://x.com/RadioPrague
- https://x.com/CRo_RadioWave
- https://x.com/Radiozurnal1
- https://x.com/CRoVltava
- https://x.com/iROZHLAScz
- https://x.com/radiozurnals
- Youtube
- https://www.youtube.com/user/CRoDvojka
- https://www.youtube.com/user/crojazz
- https://www.youtube.com/c/%C4%8Cesk%C3%BDrozhlasPlusko
- https://www.youtube.com/c/R%C3%A1dioJuniorRozhlas
- https://www.youtube.com/user/RadioPragueCzech
- https://www.youtube.com/user/croradiowave
- https://www.youtube.com/user/cro1radiozurnal
- https://www.youtube.com/user/cro3vltava
- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCudj4wIVJWD-JjF3fAE0yoQ
- TikTok
- https://www.tiktok.com/@croradiowave
- https://www.tiktok.com/@irozhlas
- Bluesky
- https://bsky.app/profile/irozhlas.cz
- Company social media
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ceskyrozhlas
- X: https://twitter.com/crozhlas
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/%C4%8Cesk%C3%BDrozhlas
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ceskyrozhlas
- Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/czech-radio
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7.2. Newsroom Contact Details
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42. Does the Media Outlet have a person responsible for dealing with communication from the public regarding the Content?Yes
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43. Is the method for contacting that person or others at the Media Outlet clearly visible to the public?Yes
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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.?Czech Radio Ombudsman
PhDr. Milan Pokorný, Ph.D.
phone: +420 221 551 240
e-mail: [email protected]
website: rozhlas.cz/ombudsman
More details: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/kontakt-7752657
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7.3. Customer Service Contact Details
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45. Does the Media Outlet have a department or a single person who is responsible for customer service?Yes
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45.a. What are the contact details, including telephone numbers, email addresses, correspondence addresses, for customer service or the equivalent within the Media Outlet?Český rozhlas
Vinohradská 12
120 00 Prague 2
phone: +420 221 551 111
fax: +420 224 222 223
E-mail: [email protected]
Databox ID: rnaadje
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Friday 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Helpdesk for the audience: 221 551 313
Questions and comments about the broadcast: [email protected]
Questions and comments about the websites: [email protected]
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8.1. Sources of Revenue
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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.CRo's sources of revenue are as follows: 1. Revenue from radio license fees 2. Revenue from commercial activities (primarily revenue from advertising and sponsorship) 3. Financial revenue (interest received + exchange rate gains) 4. Revenues from the sale of services – e.g. admission fees for concerts of the Czech Radio Symphony Orchestra and other concerts organized by Czech Radio, rental of real estate 5. Subsidies and donations received Financing of Czech Radio is covered in the 484/1991 Coll. ACT of the Czech National Council on Czech Radio. Section 10 Czech Radio Funding (1) The funding of the Czech Radio includes, without limitation: a) radio fees collected under applicable legislation; b) revenues from own business activities. (2) The costs related to Czech Radio broadcasting under Section 3(2) are paid from the government budget of the Czech Republic. More details: https://www.e-sbirka.cz/sb/2005/348?zalozka=text https://www.zakonyprolidi.cz/cs/1991-484 https://informace.rozhlas.cz/hospodareni-ceskeho-rozhlasu-rozpocet-2025-9392573
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47. Is the Media Outlet required to make financial disclosures?Yes
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47.a. Are those disclosures visible to the public?Yes
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47.a.i. What is the URL for those disclosures?https://informace.rozhlas.cz/hospodareni-ceskeho-rozhlasu-rozpocet-2025-9392573
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48. What is the revenue of the Media Outlet?Revenue as per the 2024 budget (all in CZK)
Revenues from own activities
- 2,199,160,000
- in addition to revenues from radio licence fees, this section also includes revenues from commercial activities and the sale of services
State funding for broadcasting abroad (Radio Prague International)
- 35,000,000
Settlement of funds
- 95,000,000
- primarily settlement of the social fund to cover social benefits for Czech Radio employees
Other operating income
- 27,440,000
- donations, grants and subsidies received, revenue from the sale of assets and materials
Financial income
- 35,400,000
- interest received, exchange rate gains and other financial income
Extraordinary income
- 0
- revenue from the sale of real estate, etc.
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49. What is the ratio of the categories of revenue sources (as in question no. 46)?REVENUES IN 2024:
- 91,94%: Revenues from own performance
- 1,46%: State funding for broadcasting abroad (Radio Prague International)
- 3,97%: Funds settlement
- 1,15%: Other operating income
- 1,48%: Financial returns
More details: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/hospodareni-ceskeho-rozhlasu-rozpocet-2025-9392573 -
50. Is there any reason for safety and security that you have given incomplete data in this section?No
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8.2. Data collection disclosure
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51. Does your Media Outlet process any personal information from online visitors on its own or with third parties?Yes
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51.a. What information is processed?What personal data does Czech Radio process and for how long?
Does automated decision-making and profiling occur?
Czech Radio processes a wide range of personal data, but always to the extent necessary for the given purpose. Each processing purpose has a different set of processed personal data. The main purposes of processing personal data are listed below.
Czech Radio processes personal data only for the necessary period. Archiving is carried out according to statutory deadlines.
When processing personal data at Czech Radio, there is no automated individual decision-making or profiling.
What is the main processing of personal data at Czech Radio?
The main processing of personal data at Czech Radio, according to the scope of processing, is keeping records of radio fee payers.
The purpose of processing is the administration and collection of radio fees, in which Czech Radio fulfills the obligations imposed on it by Act No. 348/2005 Coll., on radio and television fees, as amended (hereinafter referred to as the “Act”), Act No. 499/2004 Coll., on archives and records services, as amended, Act No. 563/1991 Coll., on accounting, as amended, and Act No. 370/2017 Coll., on payment systems, as amended, and other related legal regulations.
Czech Radio processes the following data in the register of radio fee payers:
a) name and surname, place of permanent residence, or long-term residence for foreigners, and date of birth, if it is a natural person,
b) name and surname, or business name, place of business, personal identification number, business purpose and address where radio receivers are located, if it is a natural person who is an entrepreneur,
c) business name or name, legal form, registered office, personal identification number, business purpose and address where radio receivers are located, if it is a legal person,
d) name, registered office and personal identification number, if it is an organizational unit of the state or a territorial self-governing unit.
Czech Radio also processes data obtained from the basic population register such as surname, first name or given names, address of place of residence, if applicable, address to which documents are to be delivered according to special legal regulations, date, place and district of birth; for data subjects who were born abroad, date, place and country of birth, citizenship in case of multiple citizenships, record of establishment of data box and data box identifier.
The legal reason for processing this personal data is the performance of tasks in the exercise of public authority and the fulfillment of legal obligations pursuant to Act No. 348/2005 Coll., on radio and television fees.
The taxpayer may voluntarily provide Czech Radio with other personal data, such as: e-mail, phone number, title before name, title after name and delivery address. These personal data are processed for the purposes of administration and collection of radio fees, in which Czech Radio fulfills its obligations imposed by law. These data enable Czech Radio to communicate with the taxpayer more effectively and economically. The legal reason for processing these personal data is the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of public authority entrusted to the controller.
For reasons related to the taxpayer's specific situation, the taxpayer has the right to object at any time to the processing of personal data pursuant to the previous paragraph. For the same purpose and within the framework of fulfilling the legal obligation pursuant to Act No. 348/2005 Coll., on radio and television fees and the performance of tasks in the exercise of public authority, Czech Radio also processes personal data of persons who are not taxpayers but have been invited by a so-called electricity consumer invitation, sent a notification of the fee obligation or are registered with Czech Television, with whom Czech Radio is authorized to transfer data from the taxpayer register to each other in accordance with the above-mentioned legal regulation.
Czech Radio provides taxpayers with the service of the web application "Payer Account", which processes their personal data in order to streamline communication with the taxpayer. Czech Radio provides this service free of charge at the express request of the taxpayer and according to the conditions with which the taxpayer was informed before the start of the provision of the service.
Only a limited number of Czech Radio employees have access to all of the above-mentioned personal data of the taxpayer, and this personal data is not transferred to other/third parties, with the exception of Czech Television, with which Czech Radio is authorized to transfer data from the taxpayer register to each other. Czech Radio also uses the following processors:
Czech Post s. p., IČO: 47114983 Politických vězňů 909/4, 225 99 Prague 1, which processes radio fee payers registered and paying via the SIPO payment tool of the Czech Post for Czech Radio,
AZ PRIMA, spol. s r.o., with registered office: K Bílému vrchu 8, 193 00 Prague 9, Company ID: 25107542, which provides a hybrid mail service for Czech Radio,
CRIF – Czech Credit Bureau, a.s., Company ID: 262 12 242 with registered office: Štětkova 1638/18, 140 00 Prague 4-Nusle, which operates the CRIBIS service for the purposes of administering and collecting radio fees,
UTILITIES SYSTEM s.r.o., Company ID: 17772796 with registered office: Revoluční 1082/8, 110 00 Prague – administration of radio fee payers in the is-USYS.net information system.
Personal data will be processed for the duration of the fee obligation and 10 years after its termination. For persons who are not fee payers and are contacted as part of an acquisition, their personal data will be processed for 3 years from the date of the acquisition call. In the case of the web application “Payer’s Account”, processing will only take place for the period during which this service is provided by Czech Radio. The fee payer has the option to terminate the provision of the service at any time in the manner specified in the terms and conditions for this service.
More details: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/zasady-ochrany-osobnich-udaju-a-zasady-pouziti-cookies-7754022 -
51.b. What is the purpose for gathering that information?What are the purposes and legal grounds for processing personal data at Czech Radio?
Czech Radio, as the controller of personal data, determines the purposes for processing personal data so that it can properly provide a service to the public by creating and distributing radio programs, or other multimedia content and additional services throughout the Czech Republic and abroad, in accordance with Act No. 484/1991 Coll., on Czech Radio, as amended.
The purposes for processing also stem from other laws that concern, for example, the payment of the radio fee, archiving and file services, awarding public contracts, accounting, labor relations, etc. The legal grounds for processing personal data at Czech Radio are some of the following reasons:
- consent of the data subject
- performance of a contract with the data subject
- performance of a legal obligation applicable to Czech Radio
- necessity of processing for the purposes of the legitimate interests of Czech Radio
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51.c. By what methods is the information processed?Personal data is secured by standard technical and organizational measures that correspond to the technical level of available security measures and are in accordance with the GDPR.
For the proper functioning of the Czech Radio website, we use small data files on your device, which are called cookies.
Cookies are small text files that websites store on your computer or mobile device when you start using the website. The website remembers your preferences and actions you have taken on it for a certain period of time (e.g. login details, selected language, selected font size and other display preferences), so you do not have to enter this data again the next time you visit.
All the information about dataprocesses including cookies: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/zasady-ochrany-osobnich-udaju-a-zasady-pouziti-cookies-7754022
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Section B: Professionalism and Accountability
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9.1 Editorial Guidelines
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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
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52.a. Are they made available to the public in a readily accessible form?Yes
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52.a.i. What is the URL?https://rada.rozhlas.cz/kodex-ceskeho-rozhlasu-7722382
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53. Is there a person or a group of persons responsible for these guidelines clearly identified?Yes
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53.a. Is that identification visible on the page with the guidelines?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Czech Radio Ombudsman is clearly presented on the website with:
- profile
- resume
- contacts
More details: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/ombudsman-ceskeho-rozhlasu-7736347
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9.2. Purpose of Guidelines
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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
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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
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Editorial responsibility is defined and multi-level. The Editor-in-Chief of the station is responsible for the final form of the broadcast in accordance with journalistic principles, as stipulated in Article 6.17 of the Czech Radio Code. The Editor-in-Chief of the relevant station is responsible for the content of news and current affairs programs.
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9.3. Guidelines and Journalism Principles
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56. Do your Editorial Guidelines include requirements for Accuracy (as prescribed in the Preamble) in your output?Yes
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What is the URL?https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/zurnalisticke-zasady-cro-radiozurnalu-6310227
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57. Do they include requirements for Independence (as prescribed in the Preamble) of editorial decision making?Yes
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What is the URL?https://informace.rozhlas.cz/sites/default/files/documents/00730694.pdf
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58. Do they include requirements of Fairness (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of journalism?Yes
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What is the URL?https://informace.rozhlas.cz/sites/default/files/documents/00730694.pdf
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59. Do they include requirements for Accountability (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of its journalism?Yes
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What is the URL?https://radiozurnal.rozhlas.cz/zurnalisticke-zasady-cro-radiozurnalu-6310227
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9.4. Conflicts of Interest
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60. Do your Editorial Guidelines include protections against real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Art. 25 (Conflict of interests) of the Czech Radio Code
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61. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to business?Yes
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62. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political interests?Yes
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63. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to personal interests?Yes
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64. Does the Media Outlet’s structure protect the editorial processes from any undue influence from within or without?Yes
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10.1. Processes for Ensuring Accuracy
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65. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure the accuracy of your content?Yes
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66. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure that the Editorial Guidelines are adhered to?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Compliance with journalistic standards is monitored by editors, in most cases through double editorial checks. Disputed cases are resolved on a daily basis.
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67. Do you have a verification process for content and the role of editorial oversight?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.In most cases double editorial review.
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10.2. Process Review
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68. Do you have a mechanism for periodic review of the effectiveness of the implementation of your Editorial Guidelines in your editorial processes?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.It is resolved on a daily or weekly basis.
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69. Is your accountability mechanism (internal or external) subject to periodic review?Yes
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10.3. Statistics and External Content
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70. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that statistics should be sourced and verified?Yes
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71. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that external photographs/video/audio content should be sourced and verified?Yes
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10.4. Identification of Journalists, Agencies
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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
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73. Is all News Agency material used by the Media Outlet recorded and tracked?Yes
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10.5. Location Reporting
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74. Is location reporting identified in your content?Yes
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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
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76. Do your Editorial Guidelines require transparency where a location report has been facilitated by an external body?Yes
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10.6. Automatically Generated Content
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77. Do you publish any content that is automatically generated?Yes
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77.a. Is it in the Editorial Guidelines of your Media Outlet to clearly indicate content generated, wholly or partly, by means of AI or algorithmic processes?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.The iRozhlas news website uses artificial intelligence to read selected articles using a synthetic voice. Content recommendations and text reading using artificial intelligence are governed by the rules for the use of artificial intelligence at Czech Radio.
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10.7. Algorithmic Dissemination and Curation
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78. Do you use any algorithms for the dissemination or curation of content?Yes
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78.a. Do you clearly indicate your policy on your use of algorithms for the dissemination and curation of news content?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Recommending content and reading texts using artificial intelligence is governed by the rules for the use of artificial intelligence at Czech Radio.
"Analytical (non-generative) AI is used to recognize hidden patterns, analyze images (for example, finding images that contain a cat), recognize text in images, convert text to speech and vice versa, index and recommend related content according to defined algorithms." -
78.b. Does the Media Outlet adhere to best practice requirements from a regulatory or advisory body?Yes
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79. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of violent and explicit content?Yes
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80. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of content which features children or other vulnerable people?Yes
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81. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate handling of live content?Yes
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11.1. User Generated Content/Eyewitness News
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82. Does your Media Outlet publish any content that comes not from staff or freelancers but from external sources such as readers/viewers?No
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11.2. Editorial Guidelines for UGC/Eyewitness News
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11.3. Opinion Guidelines
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83. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from defamation?Yes
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84. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from invasions of privacy?Yes
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85. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from hate speech?Yes
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86. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from harassment?Yes
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87. Is it clear to the public whether your Media Outlet’s moderation of such comment is pre- or post-publication?Yes
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88. Does this policy allow for the removal of offending material?Yes
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12.1. Anonymity
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89. Are there guidelines on the procedures to be followed for granting anonymity to sources?Yes
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90. Are the reasons for granting anonymity made clear to the public?Yes
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12.2. Privacy Rights
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91. Are there guidelines to ensure that the privacy rights and safety of individuals are protected in your journalistic activity?Yes
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12.3. Independence and Sources
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92. Are there guidelines to ensure the independence of journalism relative to the sources for content?Yes
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12.4. Diversity of Sources
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93. Do the guidelines ensure that a diversity of sources is used in the production of your journalistic content?Yes
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13.1. Sponsored Content Policies
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94. Do your Editorial Guidelines have specific policies for distinguishing commercial or sponsored content?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.The law stipulates that advertising must be clearly separated, so we use an audio signal (jingle). Sponsorship must be identified by stating that the information is a "statement by the sponsor of the program or show." In this case, no additional audio signal is required.
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95. Do you publish any sponsored content?Yes
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95.a. Do your Editorial Guidelines require all sponsored content to be clearly labelled or otherwise made clear?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Following the approval of the amendment to the Media Act, which significantly restricted the space available for commercial communications, clients now prefer advertising. We offer sponsorship, but its use has been minimized. As for the labelling of sponsored content, as mentioned above, this is required by law.
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95.b. Do your Editorial Guidelines require sponsored content to be labelled and made clearly distinguishable from your own content?Yes
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96. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and opinion content?Yes
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97. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and commercial content?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.As mentioned above, this is required by law.
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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
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14.1. Dealing with Inaccuracies
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99. Do you have a clear process to allow potential errors to be communicated to the Media Outlet by the public?Yes
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99.a. Do you publish that process?Yes
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99.a.i. What is the URL where it can be seen? Or, where is it seen next to each bit of Content?Contained in Article 2 of the Code.
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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
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100.a. Do you have a clear process for assessing and dealing with the claims?Yes
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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
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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
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103. Does your organisation have a designated contact in the event of complaints about potential breaches of its journalism principles or Editorial Guidelines?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Yes, this role is fulfilled by either the Czech Radio Ombudsman or the Czech Radio Council.
More details about the Ombudsman: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/ombudsman-ceskeho-rozhlasu-7736347
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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
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104.a. Is that information clearly available?Yes
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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.The process for contacting the Czech Radio Ombudsman, supported by the Ethics Committee is available here: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/jak-kontaktovat-ombudsmana-7754110 or through a form here: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/ombudsman
And contact details of Czech Radio Council are provided here: https://rada.rozhlas.cz/kontakt-7722249
More details about advisory and administrative bodies of Czech Radio: https://informace.rozhlas.cz/poradni-spravni-organy
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14.4. Internal Process for Complaints
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105. Are your staff (Employees and Freelance) aware of the process that must be followed in the event of such complaints?Yes
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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
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107. Is your Media Outlet committed to the resolution of any such complaints in a fair, reasonable and timely manner?Yes
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14.5. Independence of Ombudsperson
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108. Does the Media Outlet have an Ombudsperson?Yes
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108.a. Is the Ombudsperson appointed by the Media Outlet?Yes
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108.b. Is there a transparent process for their appointment and is their independence protected?Yes
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14.6. Powers of Ombudsperson
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108.c. Does that person have full power to remedy any breaches of the organisation's Editorial Guidelines?Yes
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108.d. Does that person have full power to provide redress to affected parties?Yes
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108.e. Does that person have full power to deter future breaches?Yes
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108.f. Does that person have full power to provide opportunity for any decisions to be reviewed or appealed?Yes
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15.1. External Oversight
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109. Have you committed to a system or systems of external accountability for your editorial content?Yes
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15.2. Compliance with External Accountability
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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
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15.3. Absence of external oversight
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111. Is your Media Outlet subject to an external regulatory mechanism for content that you find it not possible to comply with?No
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15.4. Contact Details of External Accountability Bodies
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112. Are the mechanisms for the public to complain about breaches of your Editorial Guidelines to an external body publicly available?Yes
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112.a. What is the link?https://rada.rozhlas.cz/stiznosti
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15.5. Other Associations
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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?Yes
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URLEuropean Broadcasting Union (EBU)
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113.b. Do you publish those groups, and their contact details?Yes
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16.1. Recruitment and Training
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114. Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?Yes
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114.a. Do those guidelines contain a diversity policy?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Discrimination is prohibited under Article 18 of the Czech Radio Code. Czech Radio is relatively balanced in terms of gender employment, although men (53%) slightly outnumber women (47%).
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114.b. Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Czech Radio has a directive "Procedures for Inappropriate Behaviour in the Workplace", which clearly defines the types of inappropriate behaviour and how an employee in the Czech Radio should proceed, who to contact in order to resolve the situation and result in healthy relations in the workplace.
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114.c. Are they publicly available?Yes
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114.c.i. What is the URL?https://informace.rozhlas.cz/cesky-rozhlas-nabizi-ferove-a-bezpecne-pracovni-prostredi-7735219
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16.2. Working Conditions, Contract Policy and Labour Relations
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115. Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?Yes
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116. Are your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?Yes
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117. Does your staff have the freedom to organise?Yes
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118. Do you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?Yes
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119. Are there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?Yes
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119.a. Do these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.Yes, the CRo Code is binding for all employees and associated professionals of the Czech Radio.
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16.3. Staff Welfare
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120. Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures protect against discrimination in the workplace?Yes
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If you want to publish additional information, please provide it here.As well as in Article 18 of CRo Code, this is included in the Labor Code.
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121. Does your Media Outlet's rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?Yes
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122. Does your Media Outlet have a safety at work policy, which includes specific protection for journalists working in hostile environments?Yes
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123. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?Yes
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124. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?Yes
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17.1. Training in Editorial Guidelines
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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
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126. Is there refresher training available for significant changes in the law or guidelines?Yes
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127. Does your staff have expert advice available for consultation when dealing with legal and compliance issues?Yes
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18.1. General Public
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128. Does your Media Outlet publish your answers to this self-assessment based on the JTI Standard?Yes
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128.a. Is it available to readers?Yes
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128.a.i. What is the URL?https://informace.rozhlas.cz/o-rozhlase-7752675
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18.2. Machine-readability
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129. Does your Media Outlet publish your answers in a machine-readable format?Yes
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129.a. What is the URL?https://www.jti-app.com/report/MoyKYRNo82jd3vXk
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