Home news reporting is one of the 17 news fields listed in the Press Card Regulation for the titles of news manager, editor, sub-editor and chief.
The Basis in the Legislation
The text of the sub-paragraph: on condition of working in the fields of politics, home news, foreign news, current affairs, the economy, finance, celebrity news, education, sport, culture and the arts, tourism, the family, health, science and technology, the environment, exclusive news and new media news; the news manager or editor or sub-editor or chief.
| Type of publication | Sub-paragraph | The 17-field condition |
|---|---|---|
| Daily political newspapers | Art. 19/1-g | Yes |
| Weekly political newspapers and magazines | Art. 20/1-g | Yes |
| Non-political newspapers and magazines | Art. 21/1-g | No |
| Fortnightly and less frequent publications | Art. 22/1-e | Yes |
| News and photo agencies | Art. 24/1-d | Yes |
| Radio and television | Art. 26/1-g | Yes |
| Internet news sites | Art. 27/1-g | Yes — the coordinator is also added to the titles |
Its Relationship with the Intelligence Section
The Press Card Regulation also recognises the organisation of home reporting through the intelligence and news section chiefship: the intelligence and news section chief, or, separately, the intelligence section chief and the news section chief (Art. 19/1-f). We covered the detail in what the news chief and the intelligence chief do.
Attribution and Showing the Source
In publications publishing official announcements it is compulsory to show the source of the news. We covered the detail in what attribution is and how it is written.
Content Similarity
Two publications printing the same news item is a separate subject of examination in official announcement inspection. We covered the detail in what happens if two newspapers print the same news.
The Use of Agency Copy
The unauthorised use of agency copy is a separate legal problem. We covered the detail in republishing news agency copy.
Legal Limits in Reporting
Its Relationship with the Reporter Title
The 17 fields are listed for the managerial titles. The title of reporter, by contrast, appears in every list in a separate sub-paragraph without a field condition (Art. 19/1-h and its equivalents). In practice the name of the field defines the reporter’s specialisation.
We covered the detail in who is a reporter: duties, rights and the press card and in the news manager: duties and the press card title.