A code of media ethics:
1. Write the facts as you see them.
2. A story without a source is a source of trouble.
3. A source is not a source when the story is based on rumour.
4. When in doubt, leave it out.
5. Prejudge no one.
6. Be objective.
7. Divorce comment from news and label each as such.
8. Commentators are not exempt from the duty to be accurate.
9. Never incite racial or religious division.
10. Enlighten, lest we fail to understand one another.
From the International Media Council
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