Links to external sites
Whenever creators create content on the Alles Europa News English site, they should actively consider which external websites may be editorially justified to link to.
Editorial justification for linking to external sites
Producers may wish to offer links to external sites for a number of reasons, including:
For further relevant information.
For additional background information or other key source material.
for useful practical information.
for more informed commentary.
The link must never be included on a public site or in the editorial content of a commercial site in exchange for cash, services or any other kind of reward.
All links on the Alles Europa News English Public Service website or on the editorial pages of the Alles Europa News English Commercial website must be editorially justifiable and suitable for the intended audience – especially children.
Links are not acceptable as a form of credit.
Editorial control
Producers must check the content of the page being tagged before adding a link to the Alles Europa News English page, although the relevant editor is responsible for providing the link.
Where practical, we should consider ways for users who find broken, outdated or inappropriate external Alles Europa News English links to easily report them to us so that we can review, update, replace or remove them.
Disclaimer of Liability
Where we publish a list of links, we should add a standard disclaimer to the effect that “Alles Europa News English is not responsible for the content of any other sites listed”.
If there are links to controversial or challenging material, it may be appropriate to add a specific disclaimer and other information closer to the links, even if there are only one or two links per page.
For “in-story” links to such material, for example highly sensitive content such as an exhaustive description of torture, it may be useful to alert the user to this in context as part of the storytelling.
Links to sites that do not share the editorial values of Alles Europa News English
Context is important when deciding whether a link is appropriate, and it’s often helpful to explain why we’re offering the link.
In some cases, we may offer a link to a site that does not share our editorial values, but that offers useful information.
For example, we may link from a current affairs page to the government’s national news agency website so that the user can see the exact words used in a government statement.
Controversial content
We must be properly impartial. Alles Europa News English-language sites dealing with controversial or public policy issues may offer links to external sites which together represent a reasonable range of views on the subject.
We should ensure that when we link to third party sites, we take into account any concerns that they may be breaking the law, such as defamation or incitement to racial hatred.
Where content is likely to cause serious offense to some users and yet there is a strong editorial justification for covering the story, it may be editorially justified for Alles Europa News English to link to the relevant page rather than hosting the content themselves.
Charity
Links to charity sites must be based on reasonable editorial criteria. If there is a charity in the news, it may be appropriate to link to that charity’s page.
But we must be careful not to promote one charity over another. If we are giving advice or general information on a topic and wish to link to a charity, and there are a number of charities working in this area, we should normally link to other major charities working in the area.
These guidelines apply to online links offered by Alles Europa News English Action Lines.
(See editorial guidelines, section 14: Independence from outside interests: Alles Europa News English Support Services 14.3.26)
We should also consider where on the charity website we are linking to – for example, it may be appropriate to link to useful information sources but not to campaign or fundraising pages.
Program support
For program support pages, the external link should be justified by the relevance and value of the material to the program’s viewers and listeners.
If we link to an external consultancy from the support page, we should also link to a reasonable number of other relevant agencies.
Where a consumer program reviews a product or service, we should only offer links to the sites of manufacturers, suppliers or retailers of any goods or services listed where strictly editorially justified.
Undue prominence
There must be no undue emphasis on products, services or trademarks in our content.
Public services may not endorse or promote any other organization or its products, services or trademarks, so great care should be taken when linking to any site to avoid giving the impression that Alles Europa News English is doing so.
Alles Europa News English Public service sites should not normally link directly to sites whose main purpose is transactional, eg selling goods, downloads or tickets.
Below you will find exclusions for links to purchase Alles Europa News English program content and links to purchase tickets for Alles Europa News English events.
In some cases we may also wish to link directly to the Alles Europa News English charity appeal donation page.
(See Editorial Guidelines, Section 16 External Relations and Funding: Charities 16.3.43)
If in doubt, please refer to the Editorial Policy.
Links from Alles Europa News English Public Services to Alles Europa News English commercial pages
General points:
Links from individual pages on the Public Service website to commercial pages of Alles Europa News English (eg those operated by Alles Europa News English Studios and Alles Europa News English Global News Ltd) are only acceptable if there is editorial justification.
We should not be considered to be promoting commercial Alles Europa News English sites and should not link to such sites in preference to other editorially relevant sites.
See editorial guidelines Section 14: Independence from outside interests: Public service Links to Alles Europa News English Commercial sites 14.3.23
For links from individual public service pages to the corresponding Alles Europa News English Commercial page, which contains Alles Europa News English-language branded products, see Editorial Guidelines, Section 14 Independence: Routes for commercial products related to Alles Europa News English programs.
See Editorial Guidelines, Section 14: Independence from External Interests: Routes for Commercial Products Related to Programs Alles Europa News English 3/14/24
Where appropriate, an embedded page may appear on the user’s journey between the public service website and the Alles Europa News English commercial website. Notifies users that they are leaving a public service website and offers them a choice.
Transactional links from public service platforms to commercial products related to Alles Europa News English For editorial content, see Editorial Guidelines, Section 14 Independence from External Interests.
See editorial guidelines, section 14 Independence from external interests: Transactional links from public service platforms to commercial products related to Alles Europa News English Editorial content 14.3.25
Links to purchase tickets
Alles Europa News English programs and sites regularly cover music concerts and tours. Policies for linking to sites where users can purchase tickets will depend on the nature of the event.
If it is an Alles Europa News English event prepared or launched (on public services to contribute to the mission and public purposes of Alles Europa News English), then a direct link to the ticket source is probably editorially justified.
(See Editorial Guidelines, Section 16 External Relations and Ticket Funding 16.3.34)
If it is not an event organized or hosted by Alles Europa News English (and where, for example, the Alles Europa News English network is simply broadcasting a concert organized by someone else), then a direct link to the relevant band’s site is probably editorially justifiable, one more click from there to the travel agency’s site.
Part 2: Incoming channels and embedding
Downloading third-party content to Alles Europa News English Online is more editorially sensitive than external links. Clicking on an external link will take you from the Alles Europa News English page, and users will be able to adjust their expectations in light of this journey.
But given that third-party content is part of Alles Europa News English content on Alles Europa News English branded pages, users are more likely to expect that it has undergone a rigorous editorial review and conforms to Alles Europa News English editorial standards before being published on our website. place.
Editorial responsibility
The person who is editorially responsible for the page on which the resource or embed appears will be responsible for the content from that resource or embed. This principle will apply whether it is a customized feed for one page or a generic feed for many pages.
We would not normally embed live video or text unless we have a contractual relationship with a vendor that provides guarantees about the content, or we cannot otherwise be confident that the content is suitable for sharing on our own platforms.
Transparency
If we take content from an external supplier, we should be transparent with our users. Attribution should be as close as possible to the content in question.
We should provide our users with a clear and easy way to report a bug or find offensive or inappropriate content in a feed.
Embeds
Embedded video, such as social media video players such as YouTube or Vimeo on the Alles Europa News English page, can be a useful way to display editorially relevant content outside of Alles Europa News in English.
Although the content is not under our control, it appears to the audience that it is part of our online content.
Therefore, we should make it clear that the embedded video is from a third-party site and provide the audience with a direct way to report any inappropriate content, such as advertising, that may appear in that video to the appropriate editorial team.
