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ETHICS
Readers are an essential information
source for 20minutos, but only as providers of news stories that are investigated
by journalists. When these leads are used,
readers’ contributions are prominently recognised in print and online, including their
name, (if they wish). As for official sources,
20minutos works with informants from
all institutions, (from ministries to local
councils). Before publishing any information from a source that does not want to
be revealed by name, we verify a story by
using a second or third source. In any case,
no financial compensation of any kind is
paid in any circumstances.
INNOVATIONS
We comply with the industry standards
that are endorsed by the Madrid Press
Association and the Federation of Press
Association of Spain, (FAPE). In 2012,
20minutos signed an agreement with
FAPE to adhere to its Code of Ethics and
with the Committee on Arbitration, Grievances and Ethics, a self-regulating body.
These codes are based on principles
with which all our journalists are familiar
and which are monitored by our management: do not violate any laws to obtain
information; check all sensitive or controversial information with all involved parties; protect the right to rectify information
when a person or organisation requests us
to do so; non-invasion of people’s privacy;
protection of the identity of minors; protection of security forces, (in photos, for
instance), protection of victims of domestic violence, etc.
We have six cases currently in the courts:
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Issue: Personal damages case brought
by Barcelona policewoman. Maximum
fine payable: EUR 12,000. Court: Civil
Court of Barcelona. Status: 20minutos
ordered to pay EUR 3,000.
Issue: Multiple insults levelled at
Editor-in-chief, despoiling 20minutos’s
blog, damaging names of 20minutos
and the image of the Editor-in-chief.
Liability in case of loss: trial costs.
Court: Criminal Court of Madrid.
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Issue: Elders residence news damage.
Criminal complaint about a 2009 new
residence in 20minutos, which infor-
med about some complaints of abuse
to their patients. The residence claims
for defamation. Court: Criminal Court
of Madrid. Status: On-going.
Issue: Crime defamation in Valencia.
Civil complaint about a new published
article, reporting crime in Valencia. One
suspect of the crime claims for his
honor. Court: Civil Court of Valencia.
Status: On-going.
Issue: Honor registrars. Civil complaint about a new article about
a new software acquired by the
Registrars College, supposedly
irregular, two public registrars claim
for his honor. Court: Civil Court of
Salamanca. Risk in case of loss:
EUR 7,000. Status: recently started.
Issue: Mayor of Boadilla. Civil
complaint on an article about the
scandal of the Mayor of Boadilla Town
and his lover. (She claim for her honor
Court). Civil Court of Madrid. Risk in
case of loss: 7k.
Status: recently started.
In December 20minutos arranged the 8th edition of the 20Blogs Awards.
Here are the winners after the final.
20BLOGS AWARDS
The 8th annual Premios 20Blogs awards
attracted a large audience, including a
record-breaking 6,790 bloggers.
SOCIAL NETWORKS
Throughout the year, we boosted
20minutos’ presence in social networks.
At the end of 2014, 20minutos had
705,000 Twitter followers. It had 488,402
Facebook followers, 53,000 Google+
followers, 1,700 on Pinterest, 2,290 on
Tuenti, 2,400 on Instagram and 1,250 on
LinkedIn. It also reached 469,722 views on
YouTube.
AWARDS
The most important product and editorial
innovations and awards in 2014:
Premio Pilar Blanco a la Comunicación
Sociolaboral 2014, (award for social and
labor communications), to the editor Ángel
Calleja.
Premio Accenture sobre Economía
Digital, Innovación y Periodismo, (award
on digital economics, innovation and journalism), to our collaborator, Juan Castromil.
Premio de la asociación de editores
AEEPP, (Association of publishers’ award),
to 20minutos.
Three Premios SND, (awards for journalistic design), during the annual ÑH14
competition.
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