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The Filipino Journalists Code of Ethics

The Filipino Journalists Code of Ethics outlines 13 guidelines for journalists to follow regarding ethical reporting practices. These include scrupulously reporting facts while avoiding distortion, maintaining confidentiality of sources, obtaining interviews and information fairly, not allowing personal interests to influence work, presuming innocence of those accused of crimes, and conducting oneself with integrity and dignity.

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The Filipino Journalists Code of Ethics

The Filipino Journalists Code of Ethics outlines 13 guidelines for journalists to follow regarding ethical reporting practices. These include scrupulously reporting facts while avoiding distortion, maintaining confidentiality of sources, obtaining interviews and information fairly, not allowing personal interests to influence work, presuming innocence of those accused of crimes, and conducting oneself with integrity and dignity.

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The Filipino Journalists Code of Ethics

1. I shall scrupulously report and interpret the news, taking care not to
suppress essential facts nor to distort the truth by improper omission or
emphasis. I recognize the duty to air the other side and the duty to
correct substantive errors promptly
2. I shall not violate confidential information on material given me in the
exercise of my calling.
3. I shall resort only to fair and honest methods in my effort to obtain
news, photographs and/or documents, and shall properly identify myself
as a representative of the press when obtaining any personal interview
intended for publication.
4. I shall refrain from writing reports which will adversely affect a private
reputation unless the public interest justifies it. At the same time, I
shall fight vigorously for access to information.
5. I shall not let personal motives or interest influence me in the
performance of my duties, nor shall I accept or offer any present, gift or
other consideration of a nature which may cast doubt on my
professional integrity.
6. I shall not commit any act of plagiarism.
7. I shall not in any manner ridicule, cast aspersions on, or degrade any
person by reason of sex, creed, religious belief, political conviction,
cultural or ethnic origin.
8. I shall presume persons accused of crime to be innocent until proven
otherwise.
9. I shall not take unfair advantage of a fellow journalist.
10.I shall presume persons accused of crime to be innocent until proven
otherwise.
11.I shall not take unfair advantage of a fellow journalist.
12.I shall accept only such tasks as are compatible with the integrity and
the dignity of my profession, invoking the “conscience clause” when
duties on me conflict with the voice of my conscience.
13.I shall not conduct myself in public or while performing my duties as
journalist in such manner as to maintain the dignity of my profession.
When in doubt, decency should be my watchword.

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