DM2025: ethics
The final day of DM includes motions on ethics.
NUJ welcomes no change to media reporting on child homicide victims
The union has welcomed the announcement by the Scottish government that it does not intend to introduce any legal changes to restrict the reporting of the identities of children who die as a result of homicide in Scotland.
NUJ urges responsible journalism when reporting on suicide
The union has urged responsible reporting on suicide on social media and in both print and online publications.
Exploring the NUJ code of conduct
Protection of sources, accuracy and artificial intelligence were focal points in the NUJ Ethics council webinar.
Statement by Séamus Dooley, NUJ Irish Secretary, on RTÉ proposals to publish Register of Interests and Register of External Activities
Public Interest not public curiosity must inform policy on RTÉ register.
TUC LGBT+ conference 2023
Guidelines being drawn up by the NUJ’s Ethics Council will be supported by the TUC LGBT committee and other unions, following a debate at the TUC LGBT+ conference.
The NUJ’s Equality Council welcomes censure of Clarkson column
The Independent Press Standards Organisation (Ipso) ruled that an article by Jeremy Clarkson published in The Sun last December was misogynistic and presented a serious breach of the Editors’ Code of Practice.
Statement from Séamus Dooley, NUJ Irish Secretary, on RTÉ
At a meeting of the NUJ Dublin Broadcasting branch, Dooley reaffirmed the union’s defence of public service broadcasting and urged government to protect employment and services in RTÉ.
NUJ Disabled Members’ Council statement on representation of disabled people in the media
The DMC has called on the media industry to take action to address unethical reporting on disability issues
Zwarte Piet has “no place in modern society” says Black Members’ Council
The NUJ’s BMC has applauded members and other journalists who have covered this year’s festival of Sinterklaas, by placing the ‘black face’ portrayal within a wider context of racist stereotypes.
TUC Black Workers’ Conference 2022
The NUJ’s motions on asylum seekers and privatisation of Channel 4 were passed by delegates.
Ethical reporting of the Afghan crisis, asylum and refugees
This NUJ Ethics Council event is now available on YouTube
NUJ welcomes new body to oversee tech giants
The Digital Markets Unit will be set up "to oversee a pro-competition regime for digital platforms, including those funded by digital advertising".
NUJ submission to the Cairncross review
The NUJ welcomed the government’s appointment of Dame Frances Cairncross as chair of the review and we have emphasised the importance of ensuring journalists' voices are heard loud and clear as part of this inquiry.
Printable code of conduct
Members of the National Union of Journalists are expected to abide by the following professional principles.
NUJ submission to the parliamentary bill committee on the data protection bill
A key tenet of the union's ethical code is principle 1 which states that members shall: "at all times uphold and defends the principle of media freedom, the right of freedom of expression and the right of the public to be informed."
NUJ response to the Welsh government’s proposal for funding hyperlocals
The union agrees that some kind of state financial support will be necessary to enable hyperlocal news outlets to become sustainable businesses.