Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), approved 4:49p.m. Saturday 6 September 2014. Members of the Society of Professional Journalists believe that public enlightenment is the forerunner of justice and the foundation of democracy. Ethical journalism strives … Continue reading
1 June 2014 – ‘Give newspapers more time to put their houses in order.’ Sounds familiar? That was the plea of Labour’s Lord MacGregor, the then Chairman of the Press Complaints Commission, in January 1992. He was responding to the … Continue reading
The NUJ Code of Conduct was first developed in 1936 and you can get the latest version of the Code of Conduct here. The revised NUJ code includes a new ‘conscience clause’, which declares that journalists are entitled to refuse … Continue reading
Guidelines for Journalists and an Annex, overseen by the Council for Mass Media in Finland, and operative from 1 January 2011. Freedom of speech is the foundation of a democratic society. Good journalistic practice is based on the public’s right … Continue reading
In July 2010, the Saeima (the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia) adopted, and the President proclaimed, the following Electronic Mass Media Law (pdf), to regulate the procedures and provisions for the operation of the electronic mass media under the … Continue reading
Code of Ethics, adopted by the plenary meeting of the Press Council of Luxembourg on 28 March 2006. Preliminary explanations A code of ethics, an example of a Charter, must be easily readable for media professionals as well as for … Continue reading