Ethical Journalism Network - 5 point test for Hate Speech

How can journalists determine what is hate speech? The EJN gives five points that media professionals should review before they publish.

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English | 16th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - English

5 point Hate Speech infographic in Albanian by EJN

Albanian (Shqiptar) | 15th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Albanian

Arabic (عربى) | 10th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Arabic (عربى)

EJN test for Hate Speech Infographic Bosnian

Bosnian (Bosanski) | 15th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Bosnian

Chinese (Standard Mandarin) / 中文（普通话) | 7th May 2019

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Chinese (Standard Mandarin)

EJN test for hate speech infographic Croatian

Croatian (Hrvatski) | 15th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Croatian

5 Point Hate Speech infographic in Dutch

Dutch (Nederlands) | 8th November 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Dutch

Estonian (Eesti Keel) | 28th September 2017

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Estonian

5-Point Test for Hate Speech in Finnish by EJN

Finnish (Suomalainen) | 8th November 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Finnish

French (Français) | 10th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - French

EJN Hate Speech Test Infographic German

German (Deutsche) | 22nd December 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - German

Greek (Ελληνικά) | 23rd November 2018

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Greek (Ελληνικά)

Hate Speech | 17th February 2017

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Hungarian

EJN 5-point test for Hate Speech - Indonesian

Hate Speech | 16th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Indonesian

EJN Hate Speech infographic Italian

Hate Speech | 18th November 2017

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Italian

Hate Speech | 15th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Macedonian

EJN Hate Speech Infographic Montenegrin

Hate Speech | 16th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Montenegrin

Hate Speech | 8th November 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Portuguese

5 Un Test De Puntos Para Periodistas

Hate Speech | 3rd February 2017

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Romanian

EJN Hate Speech Infographic Russian

Hate Speech | 22nd December 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Russian

5 point Hate Speech infographic in Albanian by EJN

Hate Speech | 15th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Serbian

Migration infographic by EJN

Hate Speech | 8th November 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Serbian (Cyrillic)

5 Un Test De Puntos Para Periodistas

Hate Speech | 3rd February 2017

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Spanish

Swahili 5 Point Test for hate speech

Hate Speech | 10th November 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Swahili

Hate Speech | 20th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Turkish

Hate Speech | 15th September 2016

5-Point Test for Hate Speech - Ukrainian

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