The electronic handbook on journalistic ethics for media professionals, media managers, students, and teachers of journalism departments has been created by the Commission on Journalistic Ethics and consists of eight chapters.
“Practicing ethics in journalism means practicing the truth. What is at the heart of ethics is a careful attitude towards the audience, willingness to avoid misleading the public. For a deluded audience, the danger of relying on false information, reaching false conclusions, and therefore not noticing the threats that arise as a result of malicious manipulations or our sloppy attitude to the standards of the profession, increases many times over. An ethical attitude to our society and adhering to ethical principles in our daily work protects our freedom,” said Andrii Kulykov, head of the Commission, in the foreword to the handbook.
The book provides practical recommendations regarding the adherence to ethical standards in the field of Ukrainian journalism. It includes recommendations on covering messages published on social media and covers indicators of complying with the requirements for high-quality journalism. The handbook explains the characteristic features of the use of the main journalistic genres, covers the issues of journalistic standards, gender equality, the specifics of the activities of journalists and the media during martial law.
In addition, the handbook contains the most important statements and recommendations of the Commission on Journalistic Ethics following Russia’s full-scale aggression and invasion into Ukraine on February 24, 2022.
CONTENTS
I. Foreword by Andrii Kulykov.
II. Use of information from social media and publication of activists’ materials in the “Blogs” section. Compliance with ethics and requirements for quality journalism.
III. What you need to know about the main journalistic genres.
IV. Gender equality in the media: challenges against the background of full-scale war in Ukraine. Covering the problem of CRSV correctly.
V. The Law on Media: innovations prepared by the legislators for the media.
VI. Statements and recommendations of the Commission on Journalistic Ethics.
VII. Ethics Code of the Ukrainian Journalist.
The handbook has been published with the support of UNESCO and people of Japan. This handbook does not necessarily express the opinion of UNESCO regarding the legal status of any country, territory, city or district or their government or regarding the demarkation of their borders or boundaries. The authors bear the sole responsibility for the selection and presentation of facts contained herein and for the opinions expressed herein, which do not necessarily belong to UNESCO and do not impose any obligations on the Organization