Ordine giornalisti del Veneto

What Ordine giornalisti del Veneto does

The Ordine dei Giornalisti del Veneto (ODG Veneto) is a regional chapter of Italy's national Order of Journalists (Consiglio Nazionale dell'Ordine dei Giornalisti, CNOG) and a legally mandated professional regulatory body established in 1963 under Law 69/1963. Headquartered in Mestre (Venice), it serves the Veneto region and holds exclusive statutory authority over the official journalists' registry (Albo), the deontological code, and professional qualification examinations for journalists practicing in the territory. Its membership comprises approximately 4,200 individuals split across professional journalists (~1,160), publicists (~3,093), trainees, special-list members (public-relations/institutional communicators), and foreign members — registration is effectively compulsory to practice journalism in the region.

The Order's product surface is built around an integrated digital stack: the public registry portal (albo.odgveneto.it), a continuing professional-education learning management system (formazionegiornalisti.it), the Scuola di giornalismo Dino Buzzati (its wholly-owned journalism training school), and pagoPA-enabled online payments. Member-facing services include psychological counseling, legal aid for defamation complaints, credit recovery, fiscal assistance (FiscoGiornalisti), examination administration, and ethical-disciplinary enforcement via the Consiglio di Disciplina. Distribution is direct-to-member via headquarters office, online self-service, and periodic in-person training events and assemblies.

Revenue is generated almost entirely from annual membership dues: EUR 120 for professionals, publicists, trainees, and foreign members (of which EUR 50 is remitted to CNOG), and EUR 190 for special-list members. The Order supplements dues with training-fee income, conventions, and ancillary services, but operates as a non-profit professional body — there are no external investors, no commercial revenue lines, and no commercial customer logos. Marketing channels center on the institutional website, certified-email (PEC) member communications, news/PR coverage of events and awards, and regional press-fidelity advocacy partnerships with bodies such as FNSI, Sindacato Giornalisti Veneto, Università Ca' Foscari, and Università di Padova.

Name

Ordine giornalisti del Veneto

Legal name

Ordine dei Giornalisti del Veneto

Website

https://ordinegiornalisti.veneto.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1963

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

The Ordine dei Giornalisti del Veneto is a legally mandated regional professional regulatory body for journalists in Veneto, Italy, operating since 1963 under Law 69/1963. It maintains the official journalists' registry, enforces ethical standards, administers qualification exams, and runs the Dino Buzzati journalism school and online continuing-education platform for roughly 4,200 registered members.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Mestre (Venezia)

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Membership fees (Quote associative): Annual membership fees from registered journalists including professionals, publicists, trainees, and special list members. Fee is 120 euros for professionals, publicists, trainees, and foreign members (50 euros of which goes to the National Council), and 190 euros for special list members.

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Ordine dei Giornalisti del Veneto is a legally mandated regional professional regulatory body that manages the official journalists' registry (Albo) for Veneto, enforces the deontological code, administers professional qualification examinations, and provides mandatory continuing education through the formazionegiornalisti.it platform. It also delivers member support services including legal aid, psychological counseling, tax assistance (FiscoGiornalisti), and credit recovery, funded by mandatory annual membership fees from approximately 4,200 registered journalists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Scuola Dino Buzzati: Journalism school named after Dino Buzzati, providing professional training for journalists

Products and services

• Albo dei Giornalisti (Journalists Registry)

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

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App detail

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fondazione Giulia CecchettincoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2025Protocollo d'intesa signed on April 2, 2025 on 'Informare con responsabilità: azioni condivise per contrastare la violenza di genere attraverso la comunicazione etica e la sensibilizzazione dell'opinione pubblica'. Joint initiative to combat gender-based violence through ethical communication.
• Unione Province del VenetominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration agreement to develop specialized training activities for media professionals on road safety topics, initiated through the 'Stati Generali della Mobilità Sicura nelle Province Venete' event.
• Tribunale di PadovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAgreement on television filming protocols during hearings, allowing filming with party permission and generic images respecting privacy in other cases. Result of collaborative meeting between Tribunal President and ODG Veneto President.
• Co.Re.Com. VenetominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint organization of training courses on electoral par condicio (equal conditions) regulations and Agcom decisions, promoting professional guidelines and best practices.
• Università Ca' FoscariminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on communication laboratories teaching article writing, reviews, and promotional text composition as part of university programs.
• Università degli Studi di PadovaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAcademic partner for Premio Giorgio Lago Juniores journalism competition and various educational initiatives. University provides patronage and scholarly collaboration.
• Sindacato Giornalisti Veneto (SGV)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOngoing collaboration with the regional journalists union on professional issues, press freedom defense, workplace conditions, and joint advocacy initiatives for journalists' rights.
• Federazione Nazionale della Stampa Italiana (FNSI)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational union federation collaboration on professional matters, collective bargaining, press freedom campaigns, and support for journalists in labor disputes.
• Consiglio Nazionale dell'Ordine dei Giornalisti (CNOG)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational governing body of the journalism profession, overseeing professional standards, examinations, and ethical codes at national level. ODG Veneto operates under its authority.
• Prefettura di VeronaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCivic education project for high school students on citizenship and institutional awareness, involving various law enforcement and educational bodies.
• CasagitminorOthersHealth assistance provider for journalists offering special insurance plans. New assistance plan announced in February 2026 for publicists and freelance journalists.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Casagit: Italian health-insurance provider for journalists with which ODG Veneto has a partnership. Comparable as an ecosystem service provider serving the same membership base, though focused on health insurance rather than regulation.
• Press Complaints Commission (UK): UK press self-regulatory body analogous in function (ethics oversight, complaints handling) to ODG Veneto's Disciplinary Council. Comparable on the regulatory/disciplinary dimension but operates as a non-statutory ombudsman.
• REUTERS INSTITUTE / Oxford University Press Fellowship: International journalism education and standards institution with comparable functions in journalism training and professional development, though operating at a much larger international scale.

Broad incumbents

• Federazione Nazionale della Stampa Italiana (FNSI): National journalists' union federation that ODG Veneto collaborates with. Comparable in serving Italian journalists, but FNSI is a labor/union federation rather than a statutory regulatory body.
• Consiglio Nazionale dell'Ordine dei Giornalisti (CNOG): National-level governing body of the Italian journalism profession, of which ODG Veneto is a regional chapter. Directly comparable in mandate (registry, ethics, training) but operates at national scope rather than regional.

Direct peers

• Ordine dei Giornalisti del Piemonte: Regional Order of Journalists for Piedmont, an analogous regional chapter under CNOG with the same statutory functions (registry, training, discipline) as ODG Veneto.
• Ordine dei Giornalisti della Toscana: Regional Order of Journalists for Tuscany, operating under the same national framework as ODG Veneto with comparable services, training, and disciplinary functions.
• Scuola di Giornalismo Walter Tobagi: Recognized Italian journalism school comparable to the Scuola Dino Buzzati, providing professional training for aspiring journalists. Both operate under the CNOG framework for trainee preparation.
• Ordine dei Giornalisti della Lombardia: Regional Order of Journalists for Lombardy, structurally and functionally identical to ODG Veneto under the same national Law 69/1963. Sibling organization with the same mandate but a different (larger) regional constituency.

Regional players

• Sindacato Giornalisti Veneto (SGV): Regional journalists' union (Sindacato) in Veneto, a peer organization serving the same constituency in the same geography but focused on labor/collective bargaining rather than statutory regulation. Active partner of ODG Veneto.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/odgveneto
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ordine-giornalisti-del-veneto

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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Investments

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