Editorial Policy
Since its foundation in 1985, the editorial policy of La Voz de Lanzarote has been based on reporting current events, providing timely and objective information, and clearly distinguishing between information and opinion—the latter being exclusively reserved for the category specified as such.
Sources will be cited whenever possible and provided that authorization has been granted. In all cases, facts and published data will be strictly verified, including the specific dates and time periods to which they refer.
The published content originates primarily from our editorial team and does not correspond to external content, except where expressly specified.
Content submitted by users is explicitly published in the section identified as "Tu Voz" (Your Voice), being subject to a prior authorship filter and the privacy policy included alongside the information submission form.
Published contents are subject to the right of rectification and reply established in the Spanish legal system.
La Voz de Lanzarote adheres to UNESCO's internal code of journalistic ethics:
The people's right to true information: The people and individuals have the right to receive an objective image of reality through accurate and comprehensive information, and to express themselves freely through the various means of culture and communication.
The journalist's dedication to objective reality: The primary task of the journalist is to serve the right to true and authentic information through an honest dedication to objective reality, consciously placing facts in their proper context.
The social responsibility of the journalist: In journalism, information is understood as a social good and not as a mere commodity. This means that the journalist shares responsibility for the transmitted information. Therefore, the journalist is accountable not only to those who control the media, but ultimately to the general public, taking into account the diversity of social interests.
Professional integrity of the journalist: The social role of the journalist demands that the profession maintain a high level of integrity. This includes the journalist's right to refrain from working against their convictions or from revealing their sources of information, as well as the right to participate in the decision-making process of the media organization where they are employed.
Public access and participation: The nature of the profession further requires that the journalist encourage public access to information and public participation in the media, which includes the obligation of correction or rectification and the right of reply.
Respect for private life and human dignity: Respect for the individual's right to privacy and human dignity—in compliance with international and national law provisions concerning the protection of rights and the reputation of others, as well as laws regarding defamation, slander, libel, and malicious insinuation—is an integral part of the professional standards of the journalist.
Respect for the public interest: Likewise, the professional standards of the journalist prescribe total respect for the national community, its democratic institutions, and public morality.
Respect for universal values and cultural diversity: The true journalist defends the universal values of humanism, particularly peace, democracy, human rights, social progress, and national liberation, while respecting the distinctive character, value, and dignity of each culture, as well as the right of each people to freely choose and develop their political, social, economic, or cultural systems. The journalist also actively participates in social transformations aimed at a democratic improvement of society and contributes, through dialogue, to establishing a climate of trust in international relations, fostering peace, justice, detente, disarmament, and national development.
The elimination of war and other major evils confronting humanity: Ethical commitment to the universal values of humanism prevents the journalist from any form of apology or incitation favorable to wars of aggression and the arms race, especially with nuclear weapons, and to all other forms of violence, hatred, or discrimination, particularly racism.