Common use of EDITORIAL INTEGRITY Clause in Contracts

EDITORIAL INTEGRITY. (a) Except for columns and opinion pieces, the Employer shall not use bylines over the employee's protest. (b) Whenever substantive changes are made in a reporter's story, an effort will be made to discuss the changes before publication of the story, failing which the by-line shall not be used. (c) Articles written or photograph(s) taken by employees on their own time that would be of news interest to the newspaper, shall first be offered to the Employer for use in its publication. Employer acceptance or rejection of articles or photographs shall, in the case of breaking news, be given within twenty-four (24) hours of notification to the Employer. Response to other content shall be given within five days of notification. Where the Employer has rejected an article or photograph, the employee may submit it to a non- competing publication. Compensation for articles and photographs used shall be a minimum of one hour’s pay at the overtime rate. (d) The Employer will not publish letters to the editor or other material critical of employees without first making a reasonable attempt to contact the employee concerned. (e) On the basis of rate of compensation established in this Agreement, the Employer has full right to use and/or reuse in any manner, form, or medium that the employer chooses, all material produced for the Daily News by the employees during their employment with the Employer.

EDITORIAL INTEGRITY. (a) Except for columns and opinion pieces, the Employer shall not use bylines over the employee's protest. (b) Whenever substantive changes are made in a reporter's story, an effort will be made to discuss the changes before publication of the story, failing which the by-line shall not be used. (c) Articles written or photograph(s) taken by employees on their own time that would be of news interest to the newspaper, shall first be offered to the Employer for use in its publication. Employer acceptance or rejection of articles or photographs shall, in the case of breaking news, be given within twenty-four (24) hours of notification to the Employer. Response to other content shall be given within five days of notification. Where the Employer has rejected an article or photograph, the employee may submit it to a non- non-competing publication. Compensation for articles and photographs used shall be a minimum of one hour’s pay at the overtime rate. (d) The Employer will not publish letters to the editor or other material critical of employees without first making a reasonable attempt to contact the employee concerned. (e) On the basis of rate of compensation established in this Agreement, the Employer has full right to use and/or reuse in any manner, form, or medium that the employer chooses, all material produced for the Daily News by the employees during their employment with the Employer.