JPP

• Journalists should scrupulously report and interpret the news, avoiding the suppression of essential facts or distorting the truth
• They have a duty to air the other side and correct substantive errors promptly
• Confidential information received in the exercise of journalism should not be violated
• Fair and honest methods should be used to obtain news, photographs, and documents, and journalists must properly identify themselves as press representatives during personal interviews intended for publication
• Reports that may adversely affect a private reputation should be avoided unless public interest justifies it
• Journalists should advocate for public access to information as provided for in the constitution
• Personal motives or interests should not influence journalists in the performance of their duties
• They should not accept or offer any gifts or considerations that may cast doubt on their professional integrity
• Plagiarism is strictly prohibited
• Journalists should not ridicule, cast aspersions on, or degrade any person based on sex, creed, religious belief, political conviction, cultural, or ethnic origin
• Persons accused of crime should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise
• Caution should be exercised in publishing names of minors and women involved in criminal cases to protect their standing in society
• Unfair advantage should not be taken of fellow journalists
• Tasks undertaken should be compatible with the integrity and dignity of the journalism profession
• The "conscience clause" should be invoked when duties conflict with personal conscience
• Journalists should maintain the dignity of their profession in public and while performing their duties
• Decency should be the watchword when in doubt
• Journalists should scrupulously report and interpret the news, avoiding the suppression of essential facts or distorting the truth
• They have a duty to air the other side and correct substantive errors promptly
• Confidential information received in the exercise of journalism should not be violated
• Fair and honest methods should be used to obtain news, photographs, and documents
• Journalists must identify themselves as press representatives during personal interviews intended for publication
• Reports that may adversely affect a private reputation should be avoided unless public interest justifies it
• Journalists should advocate for public access to information as provided for in the constitution
• Personal motives or interests should not influence journalists in their duties
• They should not accept or offer any gifts or considerations that may cast doubt on their professional integrity
• Plagiarism is prohibited
• Journalists should not ridicule, cast aspersions on, or degrade individuals based on sex, creed, religious belief, political conviction, cultural, or ethnic origin
• Persons accused of crimes should be presumed innocent until proven otherwise
• Caution should be exercised when publishing names of minors and women involved in criminal cases to protect their standing in society
• Unfair advantage should not be taken of fellow journalists
• Tasks undertaken should be compatible with the integrity and dignity of the journalism profession
• The "conscience clause" can be invoked when duties conflict with personal conscience
• Journalists should maintain the dignity of their profession in public and while performing their duties
• Decency should be the watchword when in doubt