
Before the meeting at which a decision about a complaint is taken, does anyone check whether or not the formal requirements are met?
Yes | No | |
---|---|---|
% | 93 | 7 |
# | 26 | 2 |
Countries | Austria Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada - Québec Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Kosovo Luxembourg Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland UK Impress | Albania Cyprus |
Who verifies that the formal requirements are met?
- Austria, Denmark, North Macedonia, UK Impress
By the executive office - Belgium - Dutch, Norway, Slovenia
By the Secretary-General - Belgium - French & German
By the secretary-general (or by the Council, in unusual cases) - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo
By the complaints officer - Bulgaria
By the president and the secretary - Canada - Québec
By the executive office + admissibility committee - Croatia, Estonia, Georgia
By the secretary - Finland
By the assigned complaint officer + the Chair - France
By three members of the Council - Germany
By the executive office and the Chair of the Committee - Hungary
By the Chair + the legal advisor - Iceland
By the CEO of the association - Ireland
By case officer + Ombudsman - Luxembourg
By the President - Netherlands
By a vice-chair and the secretary - Slovakia
By the Chair - Sweden
By Ombudsman - Switzerland
By the executive director
Before the meeting at which a decision about a complaint is taken, does anyone check that the complaint is within the media council's scope?
Yes | No | |
---|---|---|
% | 93 | 7 |
# | 26 | 2 |
Countries | Austria Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada - Québec Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Kosovo Luxembourg Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland UK Impress | Albania Cyprus |
Who verifies that the complaint is within the media council's scope?
- Austria, Denmark, North Macedonia, UK Impress
By the executive office - Belgium - Dutch, Norway, Slovenia
By the Secretary-General - Belgium - French & German
By the secretary-general (or by the Council, in unusual cases) - Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo
By the complaints officer - Bulgaria
By the president and the secretary - Canada - Québec
By the executive office + admissibility committee - Croatia, Estonia, Georgia
By the secretary - Finland
By the assigned complaint officer + the Chair - France
By three members of the Council - Germany
By the executive office and the Chair of the Committee - Hungary
By the Chair + the legal advisor - Iceland
By the CEO of the association - Ireland
By case officer + Ombudsman - Luxembourg
By the President - Netherlands
By a vice-chair and the secretary - Slovakia
By the Chair - Sweden
By Ombudsman - Switzerland
By the executive director
Before the meeting at which a decision about a complaint is taken, is it possible to dismiss the case when it is clearly baseless?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 57 | 39 | 4 |
# | 16 | 11 | 1 |
Countries | Austria Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Ireland Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Slovakia Sweden Switzerland | Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada - Québec Croatia Cyprus Iceland Kosovo North Macedonia Slovenia UK Impress | Hungary |
If it is possible to dismiss a baseless complaint, who makes this decision?
- Austria
The Chair of the Senate (in case it concerns a procedure in which someone is personally affected) - Belgium - Dutch
By the Secretary-General - Belgium - French & German
By the secretary-general (or by the Council, in unusual cases) - Denmark, Slovakia
By the Chair - Estonia, Georgia
By the secretary - Finland
By the assigned complaint officer + the Chair - France
By three members of the Council - Germany
By the executive office and the Chair of the Committee - Ireland
By case officer + Ombudsman - Luxembourg
By the President - Netherlands
By a vice-chair and the secretary - Norway
The secretary general can suggest that the complaint receives a simplified treatment - Sweden
By Ombudsman - Switzerland
By the president (advised by executive director)
If a case is dismissed on formal grounds, or because there clearly was no ethical wrongdoing, is it possible for the complainant to appeal to that decision?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 25 | 68 | 7 |
# | 7 | 19 | 2 |
Countries | Austria Belgium - French & German Finland Germany Hungary Netherlands Sweden | Albania Belgium - Dutch Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada - Québec Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Iceland Ireland Kosovo Luxembourg North Macedonia Norway Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland UK Impress | France Georgia |
Additional information, if yes
- Austria
Only in case it concerns a procedure in which someone is personally affected - Finland
On the basis of factual errors - Sweden
After consideration by the Ombudsman, the complainant could bypass the Ombudsman and go to the Media Council itself instead.
Additional information, if no
- Norway
Complainants cannot appeal the decision, but are informed about the intention to give a simplified treatment beforehand. They are able to comment this intention before a final decision about this is made.
Before the meeting at which a decision about a complaint is taken, does anyone write a summary of the case?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 64 | 32 | 4 |
# | 18 | 9 | 1 |
Countries | Austria Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada - Québec Denmark Finland France Georgia Germany Iceland Luxembourg Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden UK Impress | Albania Croatia Cyprus Estonia Ireland Kosovo Netherlands North Macedonia Switzerland | Hungary |
Who makes a summary of the case?
- Austria, Denmark, Germany
By the executive office - Belgium - Dutch
By Secretary-General, together with the reporting commission (three council members) for that particular case - Belgium - French & German
By the secretary-general - Bosnia and Herzegovina
By the complaints officer - Bulgaria
Designated Council member - Canada - Québec
By an analyst - Finland
By the assigned complaint officer - France
By three members of the Council - Georgia
By the secretary - Iceland
By one council member - Luxembourg
By the President - Norway
By the Staff - Slovakia, Slovenia
By one member of the council - Sweden
Ombudsman and staff - UK Impress
By the executive office (depending on requirements of the case)
Before the meeting at which a decision about a complaint is taken, does anyone summarize decisions that the council made in similar cases in the past?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 54 | 39 | 7 |
# | 15 | 11 | 2 |
Countries | Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada - Québec Denmark Estonia Finland Georgia Germany Kosovo Luxembourg Netherlands North Macedonia Switzerland UK Impress | Albania Austria Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Iceland Ireland Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden | France Hungary |
Who summarizes decisions that the council made in similar cases in the past?
- Belgium - Dutch
By the Secretary-General - Belgium - French & German
By the secretary-general - Bosnia and Herzegovina
By the complaints officer - Canada - Québec
By an analyst - Denmark
By the executive office - Estonia, Georgia
By the secretary - Finland
By the assigned complaint officer - Germany
The preparation may include this summary of previous decisions, by the executive office - Kosovo
By legal advisor - Luxembourg
By the President - Netherlands
Sometimes, by the secretary - North Macedonia
By the executive director - Switzerland
By one Council member and executive director - UK Impress
By the executive office (depending on requirements of the case)
Before the case heads to the full complaint-handling body to take a decision, does someone advice whether the case should be upheld or not?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 43 | 50 | 7 |
# | 12 | 14 | 2 |
Countries | Austria Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bulgaria Denmark Finland France Kosovo Norway Slovakia Sweden UK Impress | Albania Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada - Québec Croatia Cyprus Estonia Germany Iceland Ireland Luxembourg Netherlands North Macedonia Slovenia Switzerland | Georgia Hungary |
Additional information, if yes
- Austria
By the executive office, upon a request from the Senate - Belgium - Dutch
By Secretary-General, together with the reporting commission (three council members) for that particular case - Belgium - French & German
By the secretary-general (in written procedure) or a commission of 3 council members (in oral procedure) - Bulgaria
Designated Council member - Denmark
By the executive office - Finland
By the assigned complaint officer + the Chair - France
By three members of the Council - Kosovo
By legal advisor - Norway
By the staff members - Slovakia
By one member of the council - Sweden
Ombudsman and staff - UK Impress
By the executive office (depending on requirements of the case)
Before the case heads to the full complaint-handling body to take a decision, does anyone write a draft decision (that can be amended based on the discussion of the decision-making body)?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 39 | 54 | 7 |
# | 11 | 15 | 2 |
Countries | Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bulgaria Denmark Finland Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland UK Impress | Albania Austria Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada - Québec Croatia Cyprus Estonia Georgia Germany Iceland Ireland Kosovo Luxembourg Netherlands North Macedonia | France Hungary |
Additional information, if yes
- Belgium - Dutch
By secretary-general, together with the reporting commission (three council members) for that particular case - Belgium - French & German
By the secretary-general (in written procedure) or a commission of 3 council members (in oral procedure) - Bulgaria
Designated Council member - Denmark
By the executive office - Finland
By the assigned complaint officer + the Chair - Norway
By the Staff - Slovakia, Slovenia
By one member of the council - Sweden
Ombudsman and staff - Switzerland
By one Council member and executive director - UK Impress
By the executive office (depending on requirements of the case)
Are there any other preparations done before the complaint is treated by the decision-making body?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 29 | 64 | 7 |
# | 8 | 18 | 2 |
Countries | Austria Bulgaria Canada - Québec Estonia Finland Germany North Macedonia UK Impress | Albania Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Denmark Georgia Iceland Ireland Kosovo Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland | France Hungary |
Additional information, if yes
- Austria
If necessary, the executive office will gather extra substantive/content-related information - Bulgaria
If necessary, the designated Council member will verify factual information - Canada - Québec
The Council tries to establish all factual information regarding the complaint and the publication - Estonia
Upon request from council members, secretary can gather more factual information - Finland
If necessary, the assigned complaint officer will gather extra substantive/content-related information - Germany
The executive office makes sure that all material, relevant for making a decision, is available - North Macedonia
If necessary to make a decision, the executive director will gather extra (background) information - UK Impress
Information and fact-finding, by the office
How are the people who prepare the complaints for decision-making appointed?
Council | Selection of Complaint Preparer |
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Albania | Not applicable |
Austria | Executive office consists of employees, Senate Chairs are chosen by the Board of the Association |
Belgium - Dutch | Secretary-general is full-time employee; reporting commission are selected from the full Council (1 journalist; 1 from media; 1 from public) |
Belgium - French & German | Secretary-general is full-time employee; commission of three is drawn from the full Council |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Complaints officer is a full time employee |
Bulgaria | - |
Canada - Québec | Analyst is employee; admissibility committee is selected by the Board of Directors |
Croatia | Secretary is an employee of the journalists' association |
Cyprus | - |
Denmark | Chair is recommended by the president of the Supreme Court, and formally appointed by the Minister of Justice |
Estonia | Secretary is part-time employee |
Finland | Complaint officer is employee, chair of the organization is appointed for 4 year term via open vacancy by the annual meeting of the Association |
France | The members are people that represent the journalists, the publishers, and the public, respectively |
Georgia | The secretary is a full-time employee of the organization |
Germany | The executive office consists of paid employees, chairpersons are chosen among committee members |
Hungary | - |
Iceland | CEO is employed by the Union |
Ireland | Case officer and ombudsman are employees, Ombudsman is selected by Press Council, following public competition |
Kosovo | Complaints officer and legal advisor are employees of the organization |
Luxembourg | President is someone representing the public, traditionally a judge, who is appointed by the General Assembly of the organization |
Netherlands | Vice-chair is appointed by board, secretary is employee |
North Macedonia | Executive director is appointed every four years by the board of the organization |
Norway | - |
Slovakia | - |
Slovenia | Secretary-General is employee; the council member volunteers to prepare the case |
Sweden | The position of the Ombudsman, when vacated, will be filled by Board of Association, which searches for candidates. The official appointment is done by a group of three: the chair of the National Press Club, the chair of the Bar Association, and the Parliamentary Ombudsman. |
Switzerland | Executive director is full-time employee, Council members and President of the Council are elected by the board of the Foundation |
UK Impress | Office workers are full-time employees |
How many members (including substitutes) does the full complaints commission have?
Council | Members |
---|---|
Albania | 5 |
Austria | 33 |
Belgium - Dutch | 36 |
Belgium - French & German | 40 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 11 |
Bulgaria | 10 |
Canada - Québec | 22 |
Croatia | 11 |
Cyprus | 17 |
Denmark | 16 |
Estonia | 10 |
Finland | 27 |
France | 60 |
Georgia | 9 |
Germany | 28 |
Hungary | - |
Iceland | 5 |
Ireland | 1 |
Kosovo | 36 |
Luxembourg | 4 |
Netherlands | 24 |
North Macedonia | 7 |
Norway | 7 |
Slovakia | 9 |
Slovenia | 11 |
Sweden | 32 |
Switzerland | 21 |
UK Impress | 7 |
What types of groups are part of the complaints commission?
Council | Council Composition |
---|---|
Albania | All 5 are academics or experts |
Austria | All members are journalists, the chairs are lawyers |
Belgium - Dutch | 12 delegates of the publishers; 12 delegates of the journalist association; 12 members of the public/experts |
Belgium - French & German | 6 journalists from journalist association, 6 editors, 2 editors-in-chief, 6 members from civil society. Each member has a substitute. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Journalists, academics, and legal practitioners (no fixed number of these categories stipulated) |
Bulgaria | Journalists, professors, and lawyers (but no quotum) |
Canada - Québec | One president (from the public), 7 journalist members, 7 media company members, 7 members from the public |
Croatia | 11 journalists |
Cyprus | 5 members from civil society, 12 from the media sector |
Denmark | One chair (supreme court justice), one vice-chair (lawyer), two members from the public, two editors, two journalists. Times two as every member has a deputy. |
Estonia | 6 people from news media, 4 outsiders |
Finland | 1 Chair, 5 (+5 substitutes) from the public, 8 (+8 substitutes) from the media |
France | - |
Georgia | 9 journalists (3 from the capital, 6 from the rest of the country) |
Germany | 14 people delegated from publishers; 14 from the unions |
Hungary | There is no standing council, but instead there is a list of 50 people (journalists, retired journalists, experts, and academics) who may be asked to sit on the complaints commission |
Iceland | The Committee consists almost always of people who are non-active or retired journalists (but there is no guideline that stipulates this) |
Ireland | The Press Ombudsman |
Kosovo | 36 Journalists |
Luxembourg | 4 members + 1 non-voting president |
Netherlands | One (non-voting) Chair, 4 vice-chairs (all magistrates); 10 members with background in journalism; 10 representatives of the public (5 experts & 5 citizens) |
North Macedonia | 2 representatives of media owners; 2 representatives proposed by Association of Journalists; 3 representatives of the public (experts in media, ethics, law) |
Norway | 2 journalists; 2 editors; 3 lay people |
Slovakia | - |
Slovenia | 9 journalists, 2 representatives of the public |
Sweden | 4 judges; 16 representatives of the media; 12 members of the public |
Switzerland | 15 media professionals, 6 representatives of the public |
UK Impress | People with different backgrounds, but who are not politically active or active journalists / editors (only after 5 year cooldown) |
Who appoints members of body that decides on complaints?
Council | How are the members of the complaints commission selected? |
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Albania | Council members are appointed by the general assembly of the organization |
Austria | Elected by the board of the Press Council |
Belgium - Dutch | 12 members appointed by publishers; 12 members appointed by journalist association; 12 members chosen from the public/experts |
Belgium - French & German | 6 journalists from journalist association, 6 editors nominated by media members, 2 editors-in-chief, chosen by journalists and media, 6 from civil society by public call and chosen by journalists and media. Formal appointment is by the executive board of the Association. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Board draft a list of people who would be good candidates for the Council, and appoints people from this list |
Bulgaria | - |
Canada - Québec | Journalist members are nominated by the journalist union, media members are nominated by media companies, president and public members are selected by the Board (after public announcement of the vacancy) and by recommendation of a selection committee |
Croatia | Members can run for the council and are elected by the General Assembly of the association |
Cyprus | Members from the media are nominated by their respective organization (3 nominated by the union of journalists, 3 by the media publishers, 1 by the public broadcaster, 2 from commercial tv stations, 1 from commercial radio, and 2 from online media). These members choose the 5 civil society members |
Denmark | Formally, everyone by Minister of Justice. Chair is recommended by president of Supreme Court. Journalist-members are recommended by Journalist Union. Editor-members recommended by editors association, TV stations can nominate members. Laypeople recommended by Danish association for adult education |
Estonia | Media outlets can recommend certain people, the newsmedia association board formally appoints them |
Finland | Eight members proposed by member organizations (3 year term); Five members of the public, selected by Council via public vacancy (3 year term) |
France | - |
Georgia | Elected from the members of the organization |
Germany | The four ‘trägerorganisationen’ each delegate 7 people |
Hungary | Member media nominate suitable candidates for the list |
Iceland | 3 members nominated by the union, 1 by the publishers, 1 by an ethical institute (liked to the university) |
Ireland | Ombudsman is selected by Press Council, following public competition |
Kosovo | Each of the 36 members (media outlets) of the organization selects one person |
Luxembourg | Appointed by the Press Council itself |
Netherlands | Chair: no specific procedure; vice-chair by referral; journalist members proposed by editors’ association or journalist association; public members: public vacancy; experts: by referral. Interviews with secretary and chair, formal appointment by Board. |
North Macedonia | The managing board of the organization |
Norway | Journalists are recommended by the journalist union; Editors are recommended by the editors’ association; Lay members are recommended by a group of four (secretary-general, 2 people from society selected by the board, and one former lay member) |
Slovakia | 3 members proposed by the syndicate of journalists, 3 proposed by print media association, 3 proposed by internet media association. No rules on what background these people should have, but they cannot be active journalists |
Slovenia | 5 of the journalists selected by association; the other 4 by the general assembly of the union. One member of the public is nominated by association's general assembly; the other one is nominated by the union's assembly |
Sweden | Judges are appointed by the Board of the Council; media representatives are chosen by Parliamentary Ombudsman and Chair of the Bar Association; representatives of the media are chosen by the companies / organizations that constitute the Association of the Council |
Switzerland | Council members are elected by the board of the Foundation |
UK Impress | An independent Appointment Panel (consisting of 2 Board members and 5 external members) selects new Board members |
How many complaints commission members decide on each single complaint?
Council | Who Decides |
---|---|
Albania | All 5 members |
Austria | One Senate: 10 members + 1 chair |
Belgium - Dutch | All 36 members |
Belgium - French & German | 20 Council members |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 9 members |
Bulgaria | All 10 members |
Canada - Québec | 6 members (2 journalists, 2 media representatives, 2 members of the public) |
Croatia | All 11 members |
Cyprus | All 17 members |
Denmark | 4 members of the council: the chair, 1 editor, 1 journalist, 1 member from the public |
Estonia | All 10 members |
Finland | Chair + 13 council members |
France | 30 council members |
Georgia | All 9 members |
Germany | One Council of 12 members (except for data-related matters, 10 member Council) |
Hungary | 3 people from the list: one picked by the complainant, one by the media outlet, and one by the press council |
Iceland | All 5 members |
Ireland | The Press Ombudsman |
Kosovo | All 36 members |
Luxembourg | All 4 members |
Netherlands | 5 members: Chair/deputy, two journalist members and two external members (1 expert + 1 citizen) |
North Macedonia | All 7 members |
Norway | All 7 members |
Slovakia | All 9 members |
Slovenia | All 11 members |
Sweden | Group of 12: one judge; 6 media representatives; 5 representatives of the public |
Switzerland | 7 members (5 media professionals, 2 representatives of the public) |
UK Impress | At least 3 members: Chair + at least 2 members of the Board |
Do the members of the complaints commission receive any financial compensation?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 75 | 21 | 4 |
# | 21 | 6 | 1 |
Countries | Albania Austria Belgium - Dutch Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada - Québec Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland Georgia Germany Iceland Ireland Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland UK Impress | Belgium - French & German Bulgaria Croatia Hungary Kosovo Luxembourg | France |
Additional information, if yes
- Albania
€50/meeting - Austria
Theoretically, a sitting fee of €30 per meeting (which no member asks for) + travel expenses for freelance journalists - Belgium - Dutch
Only external members and freelance journalists, €35 per meeting - Bosnia and Herzegovina
€100/meeting, plus hotel/travel costs - Canada - Québec
Transportation fee, hotel and expenses covered - Cyprus
Members are entitled to a sitting fee, but in practice the members do not ask for them - Denmark
€430-730/session + expenses - Estonia
Chair gets symbolic fee of €156/month - Finland
Council members get €50 + transport costs for each meeting - Georgia
Compensation for transport and hotel fees (for members from outside the capital) - Germany
Transportation and hotel expenses covered - Iceland
About €107 per case - Ireland
Press Ombudsman is full-time employee - Netherlands
Travel expenses + presence fee (vice-chair: €113,45 , regular members €45,80 - North Macedonia
€90 / month per member - Norway
Head of the Council receives €3800/year, lay members receive €270/meeting - Slovakia
Members can have their transportation fees covered - Slovenia
Transportation expenses covered - Sweden
Chair of the Council receives €5000/year plus sitting fees; judges receive €4000/year plus sitting fees; representatives of the public receive €180/meeting; representatives of the media receive €30/meeting - Switzerland
100CHF per year, 150CHF sitting fee + transportation - UK Impress
4500 pound/year + sitting fee of 100 pound/meeting + expenses
Is it formally possible that one or both parties are invited to an oral hearing as part of the complaints process?
Yes | No | |
---|---|---|
% | 57 | 43 |
# | 16 | 12 |
Countries | Albania Austria Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Canada - Québec Cyprus Finland Georgia Germany Hungary Iceland Luxembourg Netherlands Slovakia Slovenia UK Impress | Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Denmark Estonia France Ireland Kosovo North Macedonia Norway Sweden Switzerland |
Additional information, if yes
- Albania
There is a possibility to hear complainants and/or media, if necessary - Austria
The media are always invited. In case the complaint concerns someone personally affected by the coverage, the complainant is invited as well. - Belgium - Dutch
Both parties are heard together by the secretary-general and the three members who prepare the case for the full council - Belgium - French & German
When the case is complicated and the Council needs extra input, a hearing may be organized - Canada - Québec
However, this is very rare - Cyprus
If a case keeps dragging on, the media can be invited for a hearing - Finland
There is a possibility to invite either the complainant, a journalist/editor, or an expert to the decision-making meeting for their input. - Georgia
There is a public discussion of the case, in which both parties can present their viewpoint - Germany
There is a possibility to hear the parties, but this is rarely done in practice - Hungary
However, organizing a hearing is rarely done - Iceland, Slovakia, Slovenia
However, this happens very rarely - Luxembourg
Both parties are invited to the committee to provide information - Netherlands
The parties are invited to the public hearing of the case - UK Impress
Parties may be heard for cross-examination (in cases in which the facts are disputed)
Is it possible that the decision contains a dissenting opinion?
Yes | No | Unanswered | |
---|---|---|---|
% | 43 | 50 | 7 |
# | 12 | 14 | 2 |
Countries | Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada - Québec Croatia Denmark Finland Georgia Iceland Luxembourg Norway Sweden | Albania Austria Bulgaria Estonia France Germany Hungary Kosovo Netherlands North Macedonia Slovakia Slovenia Switzerland UK Impress | Cyprus Ireland |
Additional information, if yes
- Belgium - Dutch
But not in practice - Belgium - French & German
A dissenting opinion may be included if there are major disagreements, but this happens only very rarely - Denmark
Happens only rarely - Iceland
A dissenting opinion is possible, but rare - Luxembourg
But this never happened in the history of the Council
Clarification of unanswered
- Ireland
Complaints are only decided by the Press Ombudsman in first instance
Is the government involved in the complaints handling procedure?
Yes | No | |
---|---|---|
% | 0 | 100 |
# | 0 | 28 |
Countries | Albania Austria Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Canada - Québec Croatia Cyprus Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Hungary Iceland Ireland Kosovo Luxembourg Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland UK Impress |
Is it possible for either party to appeal the complaints committee's decision?
Yes | No | |
---|---|---|
% | 18 | 82 |
# | 5 | 23 |
Countries | Bosnia and Herzegovina Canada - Québec Cyprus Hungary Ireland | Albania Austria Belgium - Dutch Belgium - French & German Bulgaria Croatia Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Iceland Kosovo Luxembourg Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland UK Impress |
In case of an appeal, which people make the new decision?
Council | In case of an appeal, which people make the new decision? |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | A specialized commission for each decision, which consists of three media editors, members of the Council's Assembly, and Executive director of the Council |
Canada - Québec | Six ex-members of the Council |
Cyprus | The full council |
Hungary | The Board of the Council |
Ireland | 13 Council members: 7 from the public, 6 from media industry (5 from media outlets, 1 from journalist union) |
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Who selects the people who make the new decision?
Council | Who selects the people who make the new decision? |
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Bosnia and Herzegovina | The managing board |
Canada - Québec | The members of this committee are selected by the Board of Directors of the organization |
Cyprus | Members from the media are nominated by their respective organization (3 nominated by the union of journalists, 3 by the media publishers, 1 by the public broadcaster, 2 from commercial tv stations, 1 from commercial radio, and 2 from online media). These members choose the 5 civil society members |
Hungary | The six board members are chosen among the editors-in-chief who are member of the organization |
Ireland | Groups (types) of media nominate representatives; journalist union holds internal competition; for the members from the public, a call is publicly advertised, and the selection is done by the Appointments Committee |
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