A journalist:
1. At all times upholds and defends the principle of media
freedom, the right of freedom of expression and the right of the public to be
informed.
- I think this is
important because as a journalist you should support the right to express your
opinion in the media and be honest to the public as they should have the right
to know about an issue or problem.
2. Strives to ensure that information disseminated is
honestly conveyed, accurate and fair.
- This is an
important factor as journalists should be always be truthful so the audience
can rely on your news and so they don’t lose trust in your work.
3. Does her/his
utmost to correct harmful inaccuracies.
- This is important as a journalist should be truthful and
should correct any misleading information about an issue as it will then gain
trust from the audience and they will believe that you have not made the
mistake on purpose.
4. Differentiates between fact and opinion.
- A Journalist should
be clear on what a fact is and what an opinion is. This is so that the audience
can identify the difference and are clear on what they need to know and so they
do not get any information that can be considered as misleading.
5. Obtains material by honest, straightforward and open
means, with the exception of investigations that are both overwhelmingly in the
public interest and which involve evidence that cannot be obtained by
straightforward means.
- This tells us that the evidence and sources used by the
journalist should be honest and reliable. Which is important so then the
audience can rely on the sources and they can trust your work.
6. Does nothing to intrude into anybody’s private life,
grief or distress unless justified by overriding consideration of the public
interest.
- A journalist should
need to follow this as everyone has the right to a private life which should
not be disrupted and they should respect that.
7. Protects the identity of sources who supply information
in confidence and material gathered in the course of her/his work.
- A journalist should
follow this principle as this will not give away anybody’s identity whilst
extracting information from them and the rights of the person will be protected
as the person may not want their identity to be publicised, so journalists
should respect that. Also so the person does not get criticised or taunted
about the information they share as the public may not all agree with the
information.
8. Resists threats or any other inducements to influence,
distort or suppress information and takes no unfair personal advantage of
information gained in the course of her/his duties before the information is
public knowledge.
- This is an
important factor that journalists must follow as it ensures that the
information they share is accurate, truthful and unbiased. This will also gain
the audiences trust as they will be clear on the truthful information.
9. Produces no material likely to lead to hatred or
discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age, gender, race, colour, creed,
legal status, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.
- A journalist should
never contain any information that is discriminating as this will cause hatred
towards the journalist and their sources and may also lead to extreme actions
taking place. This will also lead to the journalist’s choice of information
being heavily criticised.
10. Does not by way of statement, voice or appearance
endorse by advertisement any commercial product or service save for the
promotion of her/his own work or of the medium by which she/he is employed.
11. A journalist shall normally seek the consent of an
appropriate adult when interviewing or photographing a child for a story about
her/his welfare.
12. Avoids plagiarism.
- This ensures that other people’s works are
protected.
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