Citizen Journalism (Myanmar Version) 2014, is translated by Win Kyaw. ISchool-Myanmar use this book as the training manual book. ISchool-Myanmar would like to promote the role of Myanmar Citizen Journalists to enforce for “Transparency and Accountability” in building Democratization Process in Myanmar. Therefore, ISchool-Myanmar collected and translated this CJ (Myanmar Version) book.
21. CCODEODE OFOF EETHICSTHICS -- SSOCIETYOCIETY OFOF
PPROFESSIONALROFESSIONAL JJOURNALISTSOURNALISTSPPROFESSIONALROFESSIONAL JJOURNALISTSOURNALISTS
This code is only three pages long, and full of
important concepts The highlights are:important concepts. The highlights are:
Seek Truth and Report It—Journalists should be
honest, fair and courageous in gathering,
i d i i i f ireporting and interpreting information.
Minimize Harm—Ethical journalists treat
sources, subjects and colleagues as human beings, j g g
deserving of respect.
Act Independently—Journalists should be free of
obligation to any interest other than the public'sobligation to any interest other than the public s
right to know.
Be Accountable—Journalists are accountable to
their readers listeners viewers and each othertheir readers, listeners, viewers and each other.