BJR-Final
BJR-Final
BJR-Final
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October - december, 2014<br />
Code of Ethics<br />
Section 2: Responsibility<br />
Journalists must have one allegiance, a commitment<br />
and loyalty to citizen.<br />
2.1. Journalists have an obligation to report<br />
stories of significance to their audiences.<br />
2.2. Journalists should be rigorous in establishing<br />
the truth of a story.<br />
2.3. Journalists will ask searching questions<br />
of those who hold public office and those who<br />
are accountable to provide a comprehensive<br />
forum for public debate.<br />
2.4. Journalists will provide independent<br />
and accurate news and information with integrity,<br />
remaining neutral, accountable for their<br />
actions and bearing public interest in mind at<br />
all times.<br />
Source: JAB<br />
Note: Every edition of the Bhutanese<br />
Journalism Review will carry a section<br />
from the Code of Ethics, which Journalists<br />
Association of Bhutan adopted in<br />
September 2014, following a thorough<br />
discussion with Bhutanese journalists.<br />
The page is intended to serve as a<br />
speed breaker for media practitioners,<br />
who run after big stories.<br />
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