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SPJ's Ethics Committee's purpose is to encourage the use of the Society's Code of Ethics, which promotes the highest professional standards for journalists of all disciplines. Public concerns are often answered by this committee. It also acts as a spotter…

The Accountable Journalism database compiles international codes of media ethics from around the world and is the largest resource of its kind.

Adopted in 1998, the Declaration commits Member States to respect and promote principles and rights in four categories, whether or not they have ratified the relevant Conventions.

The European Federation of Journalists (EFJ) is strongly supporting the initiative of its affiliate in Greece the Journalists’ Union of Macedonia and Thrace Daily Newspapers (ESIEMTH) – who drafted a proposal for the adoption of the Anti-racism Ethics Code…

The Rome Charter, a code of conduct on migrants, asylum-seekers, refugees and victims of trafficking adopted by the National Council of the Journalists’ Professional Association (Consiglio Nazionale dell’Ordine dei Giornalisti, CNOG) and the Italian…

The IFJ Global Charter of Ethics for Journalists was adopted at the 30th IFJ World Congress in Tunis on 12 June 2019. It completes the IFJ Declaration of Principles on the Conduct of Journalists (1954), known as the ”Bordeaux Declaration". The Charter is…