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Editorial Guidelines: What are they and how to use them

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This course aims to help media professionals and organizations adhere to the guidelines, codes and basic ethical principles of trustworthy journalism.

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This training course aims to help news organizations align with the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) standards.

This course addresses a number of topics, especially:

  1. Definition of Editorial policy and quality journalism, where will you learn about the basic principles of the ethical practice of journalism and the Editorial guidelines;
  2. International, Regional and local standards of ethical charters and their role in quality journalism;


This interactive training course delves into editorial policies and newsroom guidelines and journalistic ethics - a multidimensional world where technical, legal and moral intermixes, especially when it comes to covering intricate issues in a turbulent and unstable environment.

The course enables us to master editorial guidelines and how to use them, and makes it easier to identify the editorial guidelines that should be covered to comply with the Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI). Then, all you have to do is draft an editorial guidelines document for your organization, small, medium or large. 
By the end of this course you will:

  • Be familiar with the technical, legal and ethical aspects, especially when it comes to covering complex issues in a turbulent and unstable environment
  • Be proficient in the ethical and editorial rules that are the essence of editorial policy
  • Create better journalistic content that preserves the public’s right to obtain good information and free, balanced and fair media that serves the public interest
  • Know the international, regional and local conventions that helps the journalist to maintain neutrality regarding all the issues in which he/she report on
Walid Al-Majiri is an investigative journalist and trainer in visual narrative techniques and investigative journalism. He is interested in issues related to immigration in Tunisia and the Arab world. He participated in establishing media and journalistic institutions after the revolution and has authored an academic booklet entitled “Citizen Journalist’s Guide”.
Journalists for Human Rights (JHR)

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) is Canada’s leading media development organization. 
Since 2002, JHR has worked around the world in over 29 countries to train and engage local journalists, media outlets, civil society organizations and other relevant stakeholders to strengthen and improve human rights coverage in local contexts. Our work helps create an enabling environment where objective media can flourish and the public can have their voices heard.