Media News - Friday, October 22, 2010
European Journalism Centre drafts international media code of ethics
The European Journalism Centre has drafted an
international code of media ethics which it hopes could be used for
training and editorial decision-making in the future.
The code, which is still in the early stages of development, details
five ethical standards in journalism and asks that a journalist or
blogger: seeks out the truth; respects privacy unless clearly in the
public interest; defends press freedom and authors' rights; rejects
discrimination and sensationalism; presumes innocence and protects
sources. It combines the national codes of France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the
UK from Ethic Net along with the Bloggers Code of Ethics from
Cyberjournalist. EJC editor Howard Hudson said the latest
draft followed a resolution from the European Parliament last month that
there should be a code of ethics applicable to new media.Hudson added that the draft code is not designed to be enforced by an
external authority, but as a point of reference for training and
editorial decision-making. Hudson has now created a community page about the code on the EJC
website and will be inviting journalists and bloggers to help develop
the code through rationales and case studies. (Journalism.co.uk)
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