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Nuj Code of Conduct Redesign 2018

The document outlines a code of conduct for journalists that includes 12 principles they are expected to abide by: 1. Upholding media freedom and the public's right to information. 2. Ensuring disseminated information is honest, accurate, and fair. 3. Doing their utmost to correct harmful inaccuracies. 4. Differentiating between fact and opinion.

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Nuj Code of Conduct Redesign 2018

The document outlines a code of conduct for journalists that includes 12 principles they are expected to abide by: 1. Upholding media freedom and the public's right to information. 2. Ensuring disseminated information is honest, accurate, and fair. 3. Doing their utmost to correct harmful inaccuracies. 4. Differentiating between fact and opinion.

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E O F

D
CO NDUCT
CO
A JOURNALIST

Members of the
1 8
At all times upholds and Resists threats or any other
defends the principle of inducements to influence,
National Union media freedom, the right of
freedom of expression and the
distort or suppress
information, and takes no unfair
of Journalists are right of the public to be informed. personal advantage of information

expected to abide
gained in the course of her/his

2
Strives to ensure that duties before the information is
by the following information disseminated is
honestly conveyed, accurate
public knowledge.

professional
9
and fair. Produces no material
likely to lead to hatred
principles
3
Does her/his utmost or discrimination on the
to correct harmful grounds of a person’s age, gender,
inaccuracies. race, colour, creed, legal status,
disability, marital status, or sexual

4
Differentiates between fact orientation.
and opinion.

10
Does not by way of
statement, voice or

5
Obtains material by appearance endorse by
honest, straightforward advertisement any commercial
and open means, with the product or service save for the
exception of investigations that promotion of her/his own work or
are both overwhelmingly in the of the medium by which she/he is
public interest and which involve employed.
evidence that cannot be obtained

11
by straightforward means. A journalist shall
normally seek the

6
Does nothing to intrude into consent of an appropriate
anybody’s private life, grief adult when interviewing or
or distress unless justified photographing a child for a story
by overriding consideration of the about her/his welfare.
public interest.

12
Avoids plagiarism.

7
Protects the identity
of sources who supply
information in confidence
and material gathered in the
course of her/his work.
☞

The NUJ believes a journalist has the right to refuse an assignment or be


identified as the author of editorial that would break the letter or spirit of
the code. The NUJ will fully support any journalist disciplined for asserting
www.nuj.org.uk her/his right to act according to the code.

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