National Tribunal of Journalistic Ethics explained

Bolivia's National Tribunal of Journalistic Ethics (Spanish; Castilian: Tribunal Nacional de Ética Periodística; TNEP) is an independent advisory body to the Bolivian press, which monitors the behavior of journalists according to ethical criteria.^[1] It forms part of the National Council of Journalist Ethics (Spanish; Castilian: Consejo Nacional de Ética Periodística). First set up in February 2010, the National Tribunal accepts and rules on individual complaints against state media or private press.^[2]

The tribunal has five members, including a president, which change every two years. The original members of the tribunal were:^{[3] [4]}

• Alberto Bailey Gutiérrez (President), winner of the National Journalism Prize
• María Eugenia Verástegui. (Secretary General), journalist
• Marcelo Guardia Crespo, journalist director of the Communications department at the Catholic University of Bolivia
• Waldo Albarracín Sánchez, former Ombudsman
• Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé, former President of Bolivia (2005–06) and former Chief Justice of the Bolivian Supreme Court

Notes and References

1. News: Fallos del Tribunal de Ética pueden ser inicio de un proceso judicial. Judgments of the Ethics Court can be the beginning of a judicial process. 18 November 2010. Opinión. 21 July 2010.
2. Web site: Tribunal de ética emitió cuatro fallos contra Cambio, pero el Gobierno calla . Ethics Court issued four rulings against Cambio, but the Government is silent . Opinión . 29 September 2016 . 5 June 2021.
3. News: Tribunal de Ética Periodística insta a Correo del Sur a recurrir a fuentes informativas verificables y originales. Tribunal of Journalistic Ethics urges Correo del Sur to resort to verifiable and original information sources. 18 November 2010. Los Tiempos. 18 November 2010. Cochabamba. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100930194146/http://www.lostiempos.com/diario/actualidad/politica/20100927/tribunal-de-etica-periodistica-insta-a-correo-del-sur-a-recurrir-a-fuentes_91490_176197.html. 30 September 2010.
4. News: Periodistas critican censura de contenidos en los medios. Journalists criticize censorship of media content. 18 November 2010. El Diario. 6 November 2010.