{"id":2,"date":"2021-08-01T04:06:12","date_gmt":"2021-08-01T04:06:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/divesanews.com\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2021-09-04T05:05:55","modified_gmt":"2021-09-04T05:05:55","slug":"ethic","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/divesanews.com\/index.php\/ethic\/","title":{"rendered":"DIVESA JOURNALIST CODE OF ETHICS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>RESPECT FOR TRUTH AND THE PUBLIC\u2019S RIGHT TO INFORMATION ARE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISM. JOURNALISTS SEARCH, DISCLOSE, RECORD, QUESTION, ENTERTAIN, COMMENT,&nbsp;AND REMEMBER. THEY INFORM CITIZENS AND ANIMATE DEMOCRACY. THEY SCRUTINISE POWER BUT ALSO EXERCISE IT AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DIVESA MEMBERS ENGAGED IN JOURNALISM COMMIT THEMSELVES TO:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>HONESTY<\/li><li>FAIRNESS<\/li><li>INDEPENDENCE<\/li><li>RESPECT FOR THE RIGHTS OF OTHERS<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Divesa Journalists will educate themselves about ethics and apply the following standards:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\"><li>Report and interpret honestly, striving for accuracy, fairness, and disclosure of all essential facts. Do not suppress relevant available facts or give distorting emphasis. Do your utmost to provide a fair opportunity for reply.<\/li><li>Do not place unnecessary emphasis on personal characteristics, including race, ethnicity, nationality, gender,<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>age, sexual orientation, family relationships, religious belief, or physical or intellectual disability.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Aim to attribute information to its source. Where a source seeks anonymity, do not agree without first considering the source\u2019s motives and any alternative attributable source. Where confidences are accepted, respect them in all circumstances.<\/li><li>Do not allow personal interest or any belief, commitment, payment, gift, or benefit, to undermine your accuracy, fairness, or independence.<\/li><li>Disclose conflicts of interest that affect, or could be seen to affect, the accuracy, fairness, or independence of your journalism. Do not improperly use a journalistic position for personal gain.<\/li><li>Do not allow advertising or other commercial considerations to undermine accuracy, fairness, or independence.<\/li><li>Do your utmost to ensure disclosure of any direct or indirect payment made for interviews, pictures, information, or stories.<\/li><li>Use fair, responsible, and honest means to obtain material. Identify yourself and your employer before obtaining any interview for publication or broadcast. Never exploit a person\u2019s vulnerability or ignorance of media practice.<\/li><li>Present all pictures and sounds which are true and accurate. Any manipulation likely to mislead should be disclosed.<\/li><li>Do not plagiarise.<\/li><li>Respect private grief and personal privacy of individuals. Journalists have the right to resist the compulsion to intrude.<\/li><li>Do your utmost to achieve fair correction of errors.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Guidance Clause:&nbsp;Basic values often need interpretation and sometimes come into conflict. Ethical journalism requires conscientious decision-making in context. Only substantial advancement of the public interest or risk of substantial harm to people allows any standard to be overridden.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>RESPECT FOR TRUTH AND THE PUBLIC\u2019S RIGHT TO INFORMATION ARE FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES OF JOURNALISM. JOURNALISTS SEARCH, DISCLOSE, RECORD, QUESTION, ENTERTAIN, COMMENT,&nbsp;AND REMEMBER. THEY INFORM CITIZENS AND ANIMATE DEMOCRACY. THEY SCRUTINISE POWER BUT ALSO EXERCISE IT AND SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND ACCOUNTABLE. 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