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The Society of Professional Journalists first created its own code of ethics in 1973, which has been revised four times, most recently in 2014. [3] The SPJ code features four principles of ethical journalism: Seek Truth and Report It "Journalists should be honest, fair, and courageous in gathering, reporting, and interpreting information ...
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), formerly known as Sigma Delta Chi, is the oldest organization representing journalists in the United States. It was established on April 17, 1909, at DePauw University, [3] [4] and its charter was designed by William Meharry Glenn. [5] [1] Sigma Gamma Chi logo Sigma Gamma Chi badge
The Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists, a joint venture, public service project of Chicago Headline Club Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and Loyola University Chicago's Center for Ethics and Social Justice, provides some examples of typical ethical dilemmas reported to their ethical dilemma hotline and are typical of the kinds ...
Listed below are a few example statements from the professional codes of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) and the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ): PRSA Code of Ethics [2] "Loyalty: We are faithful to those we represent, while honoring our obligation to serve the public interest." "Fairness: We deal fairly with clients ...
The Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists is a service that provides free help to professional journalists struggling with an ethical decision while covering the news. The program is supported by the Chicago Headline Club (largest professional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists [citation needed]), the Chicago Headline Club Foundation, the Howard and Ursula Dubin Foundation [1] and ...
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) represents American journalists and the Canadian Association of Journalists (CAJ) advocate for Canadian journalists. Both of these organizations have set ethical standards that journalist should follow in order to preserve their professional integrity. These codes of ethics are as follows:
According to the Society of Professional Journalists' code of ethics, professional integrity is the cornerstone of a journalist's credibility. [7] A journalist's number one obligation is to be honest. According to Gallup polls, Americans' confidence in the mass media has been consistently declining each year since 2007. [8]
The Munich Charter of Professional Ethics for Journalists (or Declaration of the duties and rights of journalists) was signed on November 24, 1971, in Munich.It was later adopted by the European Federation of Journalists, as a European reference concerning the ethical conduct of journalism, distinguishing ten duties and five rights.