Content Publishing Standards
Code of Conduct
All Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd have a duty to maintain the highest professional and ethical standards and the following code sets the benchmarks.
The Code sets standards designed to ensure the impartiality and independence of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd. Employees are requested to keep it in safe custody and abide by it.
Correctness – Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd should avoid any action which, if it became publicly known, would jeopardise the customer’s brand or company’s reputation. If you would be embarrassed by public disclosure of something you are thinking of doing, don’t do it. If you have done it tell your senior editor or the Editor. If you are uncertain whether something is ethical, discuss it with your senior editor or the Editor.
Gifts and Favours Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners should not accept gifts, loans, holidays, discounts or other considerations, which could compromise the customer’s brand or company’s reputation. Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners may be given gifts (fruits, flowers, sweets, lunch), which have no real significance. Gifts of any significant value, if accepted should be given away in a manner which benefits a charity or the less advantaged. But in general, they should be declined. If in doubt, decline the gift or consult your senior editor or the Editor.
Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners should not seek or accept favours from competent authorities or any undue privileges.
Travel – MVW Network International Pvt Ltd does not normally accept invitations from companies and other organisations in which they pay for the invited Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners travel and accommodation within India. Travel and accommodation for professional purposes within India will be at MVW Network International Pvt Ltd’s expense, subject to normal expenses rules and approval of the relevant senior editor. Exceptions to this rule will be at the discretion of the Editor.
MVW Network International Pvt Ltd will sometimes allow companies or other organisations to pay for Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners to go abroad, at the Editors discretion. However, the invitation must go to MVW Network International Pvt Ltd, not to the individual content writer. It will be the Editors decision to assign a representative to take a sponsored trip abroad.
Accuracy – All Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners must take care not to publish inaccurate, misleading or distorted material including pictures.
Whenever it is recognised that a significant inaccuracy, misleading statement or distorted report has been published, it must be corrected promptly and with due prominence.
An apology must be published whenever appropriate.
All MVW Network International Pvt Ltd Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners must distinguish clearly between comment, conjecture and fact. They must report / publish only fairly and accurately, cross checked and verified content on any handles of MVW Network or being represented by any content partners.
All MVW Network International Pvt Ltd Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners must take extra care while reporting or publishing of any strategic digital asset of customers or company. Only approved material, files, content, digital assets shall be used for publishing on public domain. Consult a senior editor if you are unsure about any file formats.
Questions / Information which are sensitive about customers’ brand and or the company must never be shared on group email IDs, whatsapp groups or social media handles. Any oral or written communications to companies / customers and individuals, aimed at seeking comments and eliciting information, must be written with care and responsibility.
While reporting, Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd must always correctly mention the source of their information and indicate if the source is a press release, seminar, press conference or a statement by a company or an individual. No report should be attributed to “sources”. It is always better to identify the nature of the source (e.g. Company sources or government sources). Avoid attributing a report to informed or reliable sources. If you have contacted a company, individual or a government official and are using their comments in your report, you must make it clear that the comments were made in response to questions from MVW Network International Pvt Ltd.
Allegations against actions of public servants (government officials) in the performance of their duties should be doubly checked before used in a report.
Statements and facts received on a non-attributable basis must not be attributed.
Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners, should be cautious about sources, which mislead under the garb of anonymity.
Privacy Everyone is entitled to respect for his or her private and family life, home, health and correspondence. Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd will be expected to justify intrusions into any individual’s private life without consent.
Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd should not use long lens photography to take pictures of people in private places without their consent.
Harassment – Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd must not obtain or seek to obtain information or pictures through intimidation, harassment or persistent pursuit.
Listening Devices – Representatives of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd must not obtain or publish material obtained by using secret devices.
Institutions – While making cold enquiries at offices or institutions, Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd must identify themselves to a responsible executive and obtain permission before entering non-public areas.
Use of Content and Data Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd will always explicitly acknowledge in their reports the source of data, text, images, graphics or information, when they are borrowed from print publications, websites and television channels.
Before using the Internet for sourcing ideas and information, all Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners are duty-bound to check whether the material being used by them is copyrighted and explicit permission must be sought. Wherever it is difficult to establish the ownership of the idea, data or image, you must explicitly indicate the source of information.
Published information and data, if used in reports, must be sourced, even when the source may be a rival publication.
Investment Disclosure – Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd should disclose their investments to the Editor, and update the record when there are significant changes. The information will be kept in confidence by the Editor.
Even where the law does not prohibit it, Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd must not discuss an article planned by MVW Network International Pvt Ltd with people who could benefit or suffer from its publication.
Confidential Sources – Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners have a moral obligation to protect confidential sources of information. But this obligation is not superseded by their obligation to the organisation/the Editor/or anyone officiating as their supervisor to disclose the source in support of the authenticity of a story. The organisation/the Editor/or anyone officiating as their supervisor are in turn obliged to protect such confidential sources, divulged by the Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners under such circumstances.
Discrimination – Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd must avoid prejudicial or pejorative reference to a person’s race, colour, religion, sex or sexual orientation or to any physical or mental illness or disability.
They must avoid publishing details of a person’s race, colour, religion, sexual orientation, physical or mental illness or disability unless these are directly relevant to the story/report.
Public Interest – Protecting public health and safety; Preventing the public from being misled by some statement or action of an individual organisation must not be entertained.
Content Providers, Creators, Writers, Partners of MVW Network International Pvt Ltd should be prepared to give a full explanation to the Editor whenever required to demonstrate how a certain action was needed to serve the public interest.
There is a public interest in freedom of expression itself.
