Editing News media (section)

== Media integrity ==
Media integrity refers to the ability of a news media outlet to serve the [[public interest]] and [[democratic process]], making it resilient to institutional [[corruption]] within the media system,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://wiki.lessig.org/Institutional_Corruption|title=Institutional Corruption – LessigWiki|last=Lessig|first=Lawrence|website=wiki.lessig.org|access-date=2016-03-11}}</ref> economy of influence, conflicting dependence and [[political clientelism]]. Media integrity encompasses following qualities of a media outlet:
* [[Editorial independence|independence]] from private or political interests
* [[Media transparency|transparency]] about own financial interests
* commitment to [[journalism ethics and standards]]
* responsiveness to citizens
The concept was devised particularly for the media systems in the region of [[Southeast Europe|South East Europe]],<ref>{{Cite book|url=http://mediaobservatory.net/sites/default/files/Media%20Integrity%20Matters_broshure_eng.pdf|title=Media Integrity Matters: Reclaiming Public Service Values in Media and Journalism: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Macedonia, Serbia|publisher=Peace Institute|year=2014|editor-last=Petković|editor-first=Brankica|location=Ljubljana}}</ref> within the project [[South East European Media Observatory]], gathering organizations which are part of the [http://www.seenpm.org/about-us/ South East European Network for Professionalization of Media (SEENPM)].