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April 9th, 2014 • Quill Archives
Revising the Code of Ethics: What’s going on?

As you may have heard, SPJ is in the process of reviewing and revising the current Code of Ethics, which was last updated in 1996. Here’s an update on what the Ethics Committee has been working on, and will continue to work on until the national Excellence in Journalism convention Sept.


April 5th, 2012 • Quill Archives
Ethics Position Papers

In December 2011, the SPJ Ethics Committee began releasing position papers and explainers that expand on certain points of the Code of Ethics. The goal is to explain in more detail some of the larger issues addressed by the Code – and provide additional resources for journalists considering ethical questions.