Ethics and Credibility
Questions about credibility-questions posed by journalists and by the public-have filled the discourse of recent years.
In 1996, the Society, after two years of work and debate, adopted a new Code of Ethics The code, with language borrowed from the Society's own ethics handbook, instructs journalists to seek truth and report it; minimize harm; act independently; and be accountable. Approval of this code at the national convention was an all-important moment for the Society in its continuing support of the highest standards of journalism.
In December 1996, SPJ President Steve Geimann, Ethics Chair Jay Black and Past-president Paul McMasters testified before a Senate …
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Article title: Ethics and Credibility.
Contributors: Not available.
Magazine title: The Quill.
Volume: 85.
Issue: 8
Publication date: October 1997.
Page number: S3.
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