[bs-text title=”About Us” icon=”” title_link=”” heading_color=”” heading_style=”default” bs-show-desktop=”1″ bs-show-tablet=”1″ bs-show-phone=”1″ bs-text-color-scheme=”” custom-css-class=”” custom-id=”” css=”” show_title=”1″ heading_tag=”h3″]Netizen Posts is a publication of up swing communications, a Company incorporated in Uganda but with a vision to promote mobile journalism in Africa offering services like Marketing and Advertising, marketing, social media management. UPSWING Communications Foundation, Reg. No. 80020000473724 is a Not for Profit organization, to better service delivery and the livelihood of communities.
However, the following are our core principles in our newsrooms. Date of founding, leadership, public interest, fair play, independent/subsidiary of, news provider.
The aim of this document is to list out the editorial policies that guide all journalists working for netizenposts.com and do not relate in any manner whatsoever to the editorial guidelines and standards of any news channel operating under the upswing communications.
This document is a compilation of best practices and a classification of content pieces that need to be followed to uphold high standards of ethical journalism.
THE THREE PILLARS
1. TRANSPARENCY
2. ACCURACY
3. CREDIBILITY/TRUSTWORTHINESS
RULES OF PRACTICE
Accuracy: Authors and editors must confirm that the content on the website is well-sourced and checked by reporters and copy editors for truthfulness and timeliness.
Credibility: Articles should mention those who have worked on them: writer/reporter/contributor and editor.
Credit: Writers/authors must not reproduce content from other sources without due attribution, wherever applicable.
Bylines: An article is qualified to be bylined only when the writer/journalist has worked substantially on the copy. Inputs from other sources should be acknowledged.
Impartiality: Balanced news coverage sans bias should be the operating principle.
Endorsements: Authors/writers must not endorse or promote any person or entity through text, videos, or photographs unless it is based on the editor’s judgment on the value of the information to the user.
OPERATING PRINCIPLES
Accuracy over speed: We might be a minute late, but ensure we are accurate.
We acknowledge when we err: Inadvertent mistakes are promptly corrected and a footnote scripts amendment to the content, unless the alteration made is of the nature of spelling change, typo, etc.
CONTENT IS SACROSANCT
Content produced by us remains a part of a permanent digital archive on the web accessible to all. Content is not unpublished unless in exceptional circumstances where the existence of the content entails:
1. threat to national security
2. threat to the safety of an individual/entity
3. violation of legal norms
4. breach of editorial guidelines
5. uncorrectable errors that absolutely warrant removal
TYPES OF WORK
News piece: Based on facts, verified by reporters/editors.
Analysis: By domain experts.
Explainer: Break-down of complex issues into riveting and palatable content.
Listicle: For a quick read while on the go.
Opinion: PoVs from scholars, industry leaders, public figures, and in-house experts.
Exclusive: Coveted interviews/information that needs to go beyond the mandate.
Review: Critiques of events, arts, shows, movies, or books.
Video: Stand-alone video content as well as value-addition to textual stories.
Column: By experienced journalists and industry experts
Fact Check: Debunking fake news and viral stories that need verification.
Photo Gallery: Some stories are better told in pictures.
Live Blog: Developing news updates on elections, speeches, Parliament sessions, football matches, Oscars, and other big-ticket events.[/bs-text]
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