This is the beginning of a new era of the international press. I hereby announce the creation of the International Press Association!
This is a coalition of many press agencies worldwide to defend press freedom and provide quality journalism.
We invite any press agency to join us. Only together we are strong.
International Press Agency statute:
§1 Reporting is free and independent at all times and corresponds to the truth
§2 Hate and hate speech as well as racism and any other kind of inhuman reporting are prohibited
§3 Investigative Journalism articles are only published with secured sources
§4 You can only be a member if you fill out the application for membership correctly
§5 Active reporting (at least once a month) is mandatory
§6 Online articles are not hidden behind paywalls, they must be publicly accessible to everyone at all times
⠀§6.1 Advertising may be placed on the website
⠀⠀§6.1.1 Any advertising that violates §2 is prohibited
§7 Lobbying is prohibited
§8 Any donation over €1000 must be publicly entered into a donation register
⠀⠀§8.1 Donations from politicians and parties will not be accepted
§9 Those responsible reserve the right to extend or reduce the § of this statute any time. Members will be infomed.
§10 If one of the above § is violated, the relevant press house will be reprimanded. If there are 5 reprimands, it will be excluded from the International Press Association
Application form
§1 Reporting is free and independent at all times and corresponds to the truth
§2 Hate and hate speech as well as racism and any other kind of inhuman reporting are prohibited
§3 Investigative Journalism articles are only published with secured sources
§4 You can only be a member if you fill out the application for membership correctly
§5 Active reporting (at least once a month) is mandatory
§6 Online articles are not hidden behind paywalls, they must be publicly accessible to everyone at all times
⠀§6.1 Advertising may be placed on the website
⠀⠀§6.1.1 Any advertising that violates §2 is prohibited
§7 Lobbying is prohibited
§8 Any donation over €1000 must be publicly entered into a donation register
⠀⠀§8.1 Donations from politicians and parties will not be accepted
§9 Those responsible reserve the right to extend or reduce the § of this statute any time. Members will be infomed.
§10 If one of the above § is violated, the relevant press house will be reprimanded. If there are 5 reprimands, it will be excluded from the International Press Association
Application form
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Application to join the Internation Press Association
[b]Name of the Press Agency[/b]:
[b]Motto(if any)[/b]:
[b]Language[/b]:
[b]Country and City Located in[/b]:
[b]Founding date/year[/b]:
[b]Frequency of publication(daily, weekly...)[/b]:
[b]Topic Specialization(if any)[/b]:
[b]Number of employees[/b]:
[b]Number of security staff[/b]:
[b]Reporting risk assessment(high,medium or low risk for journalists to report)[/b]:
[b]Link to the official website(factbook, Nation etc.)[/b]:
[b]Any other important information[/b]:
[b]All information given above are true[/b]:[]
[b]I have read the International Press Agency statute and agree[/b]:[]
