There are four different codes of conduct for journalists:
1) National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Code of Conduct
2) Press Complaints Commission (PCC) Code of Conduct
3) BBC Producers Guidelines (“Standards and Values”)
4) OFCOM Broadcasting Code (Sections 5,6,7,8)
1) National Union of Journalists (NUJ) Code of Conduct
2) Press Complaints Commission (PCC) Code of Conduct
3) BBC Producers Guidelines (“Standards and Values”)
4) OFCOM Broadcasting Code (Sections 5,6,7,8)
NUJ Code of Conduct:
*Uphold the right of freedom of expression
*Ensure that information is conveyed honestly, is accurate and is fair
*Prevent harmful inaccuracies
*Differentiate between fact and opinion
*Obtain material by honest and open means, with the exception of investigations that are overwhelmingly in the public interest
*Do not intrude into people’s private life, grief or distress
*Do not produce material likely to incite hatred or discrimination
*Do not commit plagiarism
*Do not advertise via the medium which you are employed
*Resist threats or other inducements to distort or supress information
*Uphold the right of freedom of expression
*Ensure that information is conveyed honestly, is accurate and is fair
*Prevent harmful inaccuracies
*Differentiate between fact and opinion
*Obtain material by honest and open means, with the exception of investigations that are overwhelmingly in the public interest
*Do not intrude into people’s private life, grief or distress
*Do not produce material likely to incite hatred or discrimination
*Do not commit plagiarism
*Do not advertise via the medium which you are employed
*Resist threats or other inducements to distort or supress information
