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An Advisory Council will be created under the Azerbaijani Press Council to monitor the observance of journalistic ethics by internet news portals, said Azerbaijani Press Council Chairperson Aflatun Amashov, reports Today.az, citing Trend news agency.
He said members to the advisory council will be elected by experienced managers of information portals. Amashov said such a practice exists in other countries.
“No country in the world controls the activities of internet portals. However, social structures exist everywhere in the world and they control the quality of published materials and their conformity or nonconformity to journalistic ethics. In some countries, internet portals themselves create such a social structure, and monitor through these structures. In other countries, this journalistic mission is performed by organization,” Amashov siad.
The Press Council will base its decisions on internet portals on the advisory board’s decisions. He said the decisions will include a public reprimand and no administrative penalty will be applied.
“Decisions based on public reprimand are more effective. The media understands this and tries not to violate ethical standards. In practice, we have not yet been faced with the constant violation of the ethical norms by internet information portals,” he said.