Самооцінка за крітеріями Journalist Trust Initiative (JTI)
A. Identity and Transparency
1. What is the Legal Entity Name?
Zaporizhzhia Investigations Center
2. What is the postal address for the Legal Entity?
Zhabotinskogo str, 53, office 576, 69005, Zaporizhzhia, Zaporizka oblast, Ukraine
3. What is the general telephone number for the Legal Entity?
0662696009
4. What is the email address for the Legal Entity?
zpincenter@gmail.com
5. Is the Legal Entity required to have a Tax ID, a Registration ID, a DUNS number and/or other identifiers?
Yes
5.a. What are these IDs for the Legal Entity?
Registration ID 41740262
6. Are there any other governmental or other identifiers that a certification body could use to verify the identity of the Legal Entity?
Yes
6.a. What are those identifiers?
Registration ID 41740262
7. What Brand Name(s), titles, publication names, etc. do you use to publish Content?
Запорізький центр розслідувань, ЗЦР
8. Does the Media Outlet publish on any URLs?
Yes
8.a. On what URLs do you publish?
9. Does the Media Outlet publish any content on any social media?
Yes
9.a. What are the social media URLs, handles, addresses or names that you use to publish?
https://www.facebook.com/zpincenter; https://www.instagram.com/zpincenter/; https://t.me/incentre; https://www.youtube.com/@zpincenter
10. Does the Media Outlet publish any content by broadcasting and/or streaming?
No
11. Do the Media Outlet’s Editorial Guidelines state that the safety of all journalists shall be treated as a primary concern?
Yes
12. Are there any reasons that the Media Outlet has for withholding information on any of the questions as part of this JTI Standard process?
No
13. Is the physical address of the Legal Entity different from the postal address according to question no. 2?
Yes
13.a. What is the physical address of the Legal Entity?
Olega Mudraka str, 23b, 135, 03164, Kyiv, Ukraine
14. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?
No
15. What is the founding date of the Legal Entity?
2017-11-16
16. Is the founding date of the Media Outlet (as in clause 1.3. question no. 7) different from that of the Legal Entity (as in clause 1.1. question no. 1)?
No
17. Does your Media Outlet have an editorial mission statement, or stated set of principles or editorial values?
Yes
17.a. Provide that statement here
Наша місія
Місія «Запорізького центру розслідувань» — зміцнювати локальну демократію та робити громадян агентами змін у Запорізькій області через незалежну журналістику, розслідування та суспільний діалог. Ми надаємо людям перевірену і зрозумілу інформацію, викриваємо корупцію та створюємо можливості для взаємодії громади і влади, щоб запоріжці могли ухвалювати обґрунтовані рішення, впливати на життя своїх громад і спільно домагатися позитивних змін.
Наші цінності
Професіоналізм. Ми працюємо якісно, досліджуємо теми всебічно і повно та залучаємо експертів із різних галузей.
Ексклюзивність. Ми віддаємо перевагу темам і ситуаціям, які до нас ніхто не висвітлював або висвітлював неповно.
Дотримання етичних стандартів. Ми керуємося стандартами журналістської етики та не допускаємо свідомого їх порушення.
Прагнення до нового. Ми постійно здобуваємо нові профільні знання, опановуємо інструменти та підходи, які допомагають нам краще виконувати свою роботу.
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Our Mission is to strengthen local democracy and make citizens agents of change in the Zaporizhia region through independent journalism, investigation, and public dialogue. We provide people with verified and understandable information, expose corruption, and create opportunities for interaction between the community and the authorities so that Zaporizhia residents can make informed decisions, influence the lives of their communities, and jointly achieve positive changes.
Our values
Professionalism. We work with quality, research topics comprehensively and fully, and involve experts from various fields.
Exclusivity. We give preference to topics and situations that no one has covered or covered incompletely before us.
Compliance with ethical standards. We are guided by the standards of journalistic ethics and do not allow their deliberate violation.
Striving for the new. We are constantly acquiring new specialized knowledge, mastering tools and approaches that help us do our job better.
18. Is that statement posted online?
Yes
18.a. What is the URL where it is published?
19. Is the Media Outlet a Public Service Media?
No
20. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity privately owned?
No
21. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity owned by the state, a unit of the government or any other public entity?
No
22. Is the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity publicly traded?
No
23. Is the ownership of the Media Outlet or the Legal Entity different from the three previous clauses in this section? For example, is it a co-operative or member-owned?
Yes
23.a. What is the form of ownership?
non-profit cooperative
https://youcontrol.com.ua/contractor/?id=27129379#express-universal-file
23.b. If there is a combination, explain that here along with a breakdown by ownership type.
–
24. What are the names of all direct, indirect or beneficial owners?
Serhii Sydorov; Olga Sydorova
25. Are the names of the owners in the previous question available online?
Yes
25.a. What is the URL that contains the names of the owners, or, if not available online, please indicate where that information can be obtained?
26. What are the names of the members of supervisory boards?
none
27. Are the names of the members of the supervisory board members in the previous question available online?
No
28. Are the listed owners also founders or owners of other companies?
No
29. Are any of the owners active members of a political party or movement or candidates in a political election or current office holders?
No
30. What is the contact information for all direct and indirect owners?
zpincenter@gmail.com, +38 066 269 60 09
31. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?
Yes
31.a. What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?
32. What is the contact information for the members of the board of directors?
zpincenter@gmail.com, +38 066 269 60 09
33. Is the contact information in the previous question available online?
Yes
33.a. What is the URL with the contact information from the previous question?
34. What are the names of the direct, majority or controlling shareholders? (If shareholders are companies, list the main activity and business sector of that company along with the name.)
none
35. List the shareholders and the percentage of the holdings.
(відповідь не надана)
36. Is the Media Outlet member-owned?
No
37. What are the names, positions, and contact details of all members of management for the Media Outlet?
Serhii Sydorov – Chairperson / zpincenter@gmail.com; Olga Sydorova – Editor-in-Chief / olgademch@gmail.com; Olga Illyashenko – Financial Director / zpincenter.fin@gmail.com
38. What is the physical address, phone number and email address of the headquarters of the Media Outlet?
м. Запоріжжя, вул. Леоніда Жаботинського, 53, офіс 576.
39. Does the Media Outlet have other main branches and offices?
No
40. Do you have a safety-related reason for not providing it?
No
41. Does the Media Outlet have social media accounts for the public to use to make queries or respond to Content?
Yes
41.a. What are the URLs or other identification of all social media accounts used by members of the public to contact the Media Outlet?
https://www.facebook.com/zpincenter; https://www.instagram.com/zpincenter/
42. Does the Media Outlet have a person responsible for dealing with communication from the public regarding the Content?
Yes
43. Is the method for contacting that person or others at the Media Outlet clearly visible to the public?
Yes
44. In what ways does the staff of the Media Outlet responsible for the Content communicate back to the public results of queries, concerns, etc.?
We usually communicate using the same method that we were originally contacted by – by mail, social media messengers.
45. Does the Media Outlet have a department or a single person who is responsible for customer service?
No
46. What are the categories of sources of revenue for the Media Outlet, ranked from largest to smallest? These may include subscriptions, advertising, major donors, donations, subsidies, fees, sales, memberships, sponsorships, events, etc.
97% – major donors; 3% – memberships
47. Is the Media Outlet required to make financial disclosures?
No
48. What is the revenue of the Media Outlet?
2025 – 3,011 million hryvnias
49. What is the ratio of the categories of revenue sources (as in question no. 46)?
97% – major donors; 3% – memberships
50. Is there any reason for safety and security that you have given incomplete data in this section?
No
51. Does your Media Outlet process any personal information from online visitors on its own or with third parties?
No
B. Professionalism and Accountability
52. Does your Media Outlet have a set of guidelines, or adhere to an external set of guidelines, for journalistic content, distribution and conduct to which its journalistic operations comply?
Yes
52.a. Are they made available to the public in a readily accessible form?
Yes
52.a.i. What is the URL?
53. Is there a person or a group of persons responsible for these guidelines clearly identified?
Yes
53.a. Is that identification visible on the page with the guidelines?
Yes
54. Do the guidelines referred to in the section on Editorial Guidelines set clear expectations for the behaviour for all the contributors, including editorial staff (journalists, editors) and all other contributors?
Yes
55. Do the guidelines referred to in the section on Editorial Guidelines make clear the structure of editorial responsibility for each stage of the publication process within the organisation?
Yes
56. Do your Editorial Guidelines include requirements for Accuracy (as prescribed in the Preamble) in your output?
Yes (URL: https://incentre.zp.ua/redaktsiyna-polityka/ section 2.1.1.)
57. Do they include requirements for Independence (as prescribed in the Preamble) of editorial decision making?
Yes (URL: https://incentre.zp.ua/redaktsiyna-polityka/)
58. Do they include requirements of Fairness (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of journalism?
Yes (URL: https://incentre.zp.ua/redaktsiyna-polityka/ section 2.1.3)
59. Do they include requirements for Accountability (as prescribed in the Preamble) in the practice of its journalism?
Yes (URL: https://incentre.zp.ua/redaktsiyna-polityka/)
60. Do your Editorial Guidelines include protections against real, potential, or perceived conflicts of interest?
Yes
61. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to business?
Yes
62. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to political interests?
Yes
63. Do the guidelines include guidance on how to deal with conflicts related to personal interests?
Yes
64. Does the Media Outlet’s structure protect the editorial processes from any undue influence from within or without?
Yes
65. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure the accuracy of your content?
Yes
66. Do you have internal rules and a systematic editorial process to ensure that the Editorial Guidelines are adhered to?
Yes
67. Do you have a verification process for content and the role of editorial oversight?
Yes
68. Do you have a mechanism for periodic review of the effectiveness of the implementation of your Editorial Guidelines in your editorial processes?
Yes
69. Is your accountability mechanism (internal or external) subject to periodic review?
Yes
70. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that statistics should be sourced and verified?
Yes
71. Do your Editorial Guidelines require that external photographs/video/audio content should be sourced and verified?
Yes
72. Are the Individual Journalists (including external sources) identified, for example through a byline, or recorded in publishing mechanism so that this information can be accessed?
Yes
73. Is all News Agency material used by the Media Outlet recorded and tracked?
Yes
74. Is location reporting identified in your content?
N/A
75. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure that any constraint on location reporting be explained in the report or in the context of its publication?
No
76. Do your Editorial Guidelines require transparency where a location report has been facilitated by an external body?
Yes
77. Do you publish any content that is automatically generated?
No
78. Do you use any algorithms for the dissemination or curation of content?
Yes
78.a. Do you clearly indicate your policy on your use of algorithms for the dissemination and curation of news content?
Yes
78.b. Does the Media Outlet adhere to best practice requirements from a regulatory or advisory body?
No
79. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of violent and explicit content?
Yes
80. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate treatment of content which features children or other vulnerable people?
Yes
81. Do your Editorial Guidelines ensure the ethically appropriate handling of live content?
Yes
82. Does your Media Outlet publish any content that comes not from staff or freelancers but from external sources such as readers/viewers?
Yes
82.a. Does your Media Outlet have set structures to ensure the checking of externally sourced material undergoes the same principles as that created entirely by its own journalists?
Yes
82.b. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provisions for externally-submitted material?
Yes
82.c. Are there Editorial Guidelines dealing with UGC/eyewitness news content?
Yes
82.d. Do they include details on the verification processes to be used for this content?
Yes
82.e. Do they include guidance on the appropriate labelling of such content?
Yes
82.f. Do they include guidance on dealing with the providers of such content in a responsible and ethical manner?
Yes
83. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from defamation?
Yes
84. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from invasions of privacy?
Yes
85. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from hate speech?
Yes
86. Do your Editorial Guidelines also include provision for ensuring comment material is free from harassment?
Yes
87. Is it clear to the public whether your Media Outlet’s moderation of such comment is pre- or post-publication?
Yes
88. Does this policy allow for the removal of offending material?
Yes
89. Are there guidelines on the procedures to be followed for granting anonymity to sources?
Yes
90. Are the reasons for granting anonymity made clear to the public?
Yes
91. Are there guidelines to ensure that the privacy rights and safety of individuals are protected in your journalistic activity?
Yes
92. Are there guidelines to ensure the independence of journalism relative to the sources for content?
Yes
93. Do the guidelines ensure that a diversity of sources is used in the production of your journalistic content?
Yes
94. Do your Editorial Guidelines have specific policies for distinguishing commercial or sponsored content?
Yes
95. Do you publish any sponsored content?
No
96. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and opinion content?
Yes
97. Do your Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and commercial content?
Yes
98. Do you in editorial practice or in Editorial Guidelines require a clear distinction to be made between news content and content supplied by an external non-journalistic body?
Yes
99. Do you have a clear process to allow potential errors to be communicated to the Media Outlet by the public?
Yes
99.a. Do you publish that process?
Yes
99.a.i. What is the URL where it can be seen? Or, where is it seen next to each bit of Content?
https://incentre.zp.ua/redaktsiyna-polityka/ section 2.2.5
100. Do you have a clear process to allow potential errors to be communicated to the Media Outlet by those with direct involvement in the story?
Yes
100.a. Do you have a clear process for assessing and dealing with the claims?
Yes
101. Is there a systematic editorial structure in the Media Outlet to ensure that any inaccuracies in its content are corrected in a timely and transparent manner?
Yes
102. Does your Media Outlet guarantee the publication of the correction of all significant inaccuracies and errors in a similar place and manner as the original version, such as the same URL or in similar time and format of broadcast?
Yes
103. Does your organisation have a designated contact in the event of complaints about potential breaches of its journalism principles or Editorial Guidelines?
Yes
104. Does your organisation have a designated process for the public to open a dialogue with you regarding potential breaches of its journalism principles or Editorial Guidelines? (These may follow the Uniform Correction or Clarification act adopted by most U.S. States.)
Yes
104.a. Is that information clearly available?
Yes
104.a.i. What is the URL of where this information is available? If it is not on a single page, describe where people can find it.
https://incentre.zp.ua/redaktsiyna-polityka/, section 2.2.5
105. Are your staff (Employees and Freelance) aware of the process that must be followed in the event of such complaints?
Yes
106. Are they aware that all such complaints must be brought to the attention of a senior member of staff (of organisations large enough to have a staff) not directly connected with the creation of the story?
Yes
107. Is your Media Outlet committed to the resolution of any such complaints in a fair, reasonable and timely manner?
Yes
108. Does the Media Outlet have an Ombudsperson?
No
109. Have you committed to a system or systems of external accountability for your editorial content?
No
110. Is your Media Outlet committed to comply with any directions or guidance issued by the external accountability body to which you subscribe?
No
111. Is your Media Outlet subject to an external regulatory mechanism for content that you find it not possible to comply with?
Yes
111.a. State here your reason for non-compliance.
Ukraine has a commission on journalistic ethics, but it works slowly and ineffectively.
111.b. Do you participate in any alternative national or international oversight mechanisms or networks?
No
112. Are the mechanisms for the public to complain about breaches of your Editorial Guidelines to an external body publicly available?
N/A
113. Do you belong to any other bodies that require members to adhere to published guidelines, standards or norms to maintain status in that organisation?
No
114. Do you have guidelines for the recruitment and training of editorial staff?
Yes
114.a. Do those guidelines contain a diversity policy?
Yes
114.b. Do those guidelines cover staff welfare?
Yes
114.c. Are they publicly available?
Yes
114.c.i. What is the URL?
115. Do the regulations and guidelines for the employment of staff and engagement of contract journalists protect their editorial independence?
Yes
116. Are your employees (including freelance) covered by legal contracts and insurance?
No
117. Does your staff have the freedom to organise?
Yes
118. Do you have an existing structure for social dialogue including a collective bargaining arrangement with appropriate trade unions?
No
119. Are there guidelines for contracts of engagement with freelance journalists?
Yes
119.a. Do these guidelines ensure the ability of freelancers to adhere to the editorial principles?
Yes
120. Does your Media Outlet’s rules and procedures protect against discrimination in the workplace?
Yes
121. Does your Media Outlet’s rules and procedures support equality of opportunity?
Yes
122. Does your Media Outlet have a safety at work policy, which includes specific protection for journalists working in hostile environments?
Yes
123. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who have been exposed to material of a sensitive or upsetting nature?
Yes
124. Does your Media Outlet have guidelines to support editorial staff who suffered physical or psychological harm in the course of their work?
Yes
125. Does your Media Outlet have a training programme for editorial staff that includes sections on the Editorial Guidelines and other legal and ethical issues?
Yes
126. Is there refresher training available for significant changes in the law or guidelines?
Yes
127. Does your staff have expert advice available for consultation when dealing with legal and compliance issues?
No
128. Does your Media Outlet publish your answers to this self-assessment based on the JTI Standard?
Yes
128.a. Is it available to readers?
Yes
128.a.i. What is the URL?
129. Does your Media Outlet publish your answers in a machine-readable format?
Yes
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