Raad voor de Journalistiek
The Raad voor de Journalistiek is an organization in the Netherlands to which complaints about journalistic misconduct can be submitted. It corresponds roughly to the German Press Council and is based in Amsterdam .
The organization was founded in 1960 after a conflict between the parliamentary editor Henri Faas of the daily de Volkskrant and the Dutch cabinet, based on the British Press Council. Half of it is staffed by journalists, the other half by people who are professionally involved in journalism (e.g. lecturers). The chairmanship is taken over by lawyers.
The rulings of the council are not legally relevant, but there is a voluntary commitment of a number of media to publish these rulings. Furthermore, it is also offered to mediate between the disputing parties, so that a court process can be prevented.
criticism
Various journalists and publications have expressed doubts about the usefulness of the Council and recommended its abolition or refused to cooperate. The former was represented, for example, by Pieter Broertjes , editor-in-chief of Volkskrant since 1995 and chairman of the "Nederlands Genootschap van Hoofdredacteuren" (Dutch editors-in-chief), a prominent example of the latter is Elsevier, the Dutch political magazine with the highest circulation .
Web links
- Website of the Raad voor de Journalistiek (Dutch, English)