A comprehensive directory of world wide codes.
Browse through the index or click on a letter to jump to a specific country.
Jump to A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H, I, J, K, L, M, N, P, R, S, T, U, V, Z
A (23)
- Albania – Albanian Media Institute (2006)
- Albania – Code of Journalistic Ethics
- Albania – Election code (2005)
- Algeria – Charter of Personal and Professional Ethics
- Argentina – La Nación (1997)
- Armenia – Gyumri (2002)
- Armenia – Internews (1996)
- Armenia – Journalism Students, Yerevan State University (2003)
- Armenia – Yerevan Press Club (2002)
- Australia – Australian Associated Press
- Australia – Australian Broadcasting Corporation (2011)
- Australia – Australian Journalists’ Association (1994)
- Australia – Australian Press Council Advisory Guidelines
- Australia – Canberra Times (2008)
- Australia – General Principles, Australian Press Council (1996)
- Australia – Herald and Weekly Times (2011)
- Australia – Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (1998)
- Australia – Privacy Principles, Australian Press Council (2011)
- Australia – The Age (1998)
- Austria – Austrian Press Council (1983)
- Austria – Austrian Press Council (1999)
- Azerbaijan – Code of Professional Ethics
- Azerbaijan – JuHI, Journalists’ Trade Union (2000)
B (16)
- Bangladesh – Press Council (1993)
- Bangladesh – Rules for Radio and Television
- Belarus – Belarus Union of Journalists (1995)
- Belgium – Code of Journalistic Principles (1982)
- Benin – General Assembly of Journalists (1991)
- Benin – National Associations of Journalists (1999)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina – Broadcasting Code of Practice of the Independent Media Commission (2000)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina – Codex for Journalists (1994)
- Bosnia-Herzegovina – Press Code (1999)
- Botswana – Gender Code of Ethics
- Botswana – Press Council (2003)
- Brazil – National Association of Newspapers (1991)
- Brazil – National Federation of Brazilian Journalists (1987)
- Bulgaria – Centre for Independent Journalism (1997)
- Bulgaria – Union of Bulgarian Journalists (1994)
- Bulgaria – Union of Publishers (2004)
C (16)
- Cambodia – Club of Cambodian Journalists
- Cambodia – Common Code of Ethics of Cambodian Journalists (2009)
- Canada – Alberta Press Council
- Canada – British Columbia Press Council (1992)
- Canada – Canadian Daily Newspaper Association (1995)
- Canada – Fédération professionnelle des journalistes du Québec (1996)
- Canada – Radio Television News Directors Association of Canada (2000)
- Chile – Chilean Order of Journalists (1999)
- Colombia – El Tiempo
- Colombia – Journalists’ Circle of Bogota (1990)
- Cook Islands – Media Commission Codes of Practice (2004)
- Costa Rica – Colegio de Periodistas de Costa Rica (1991)
- Croatia – Croatian Journalists’ Association (1993)
- Cuba – Union of Journalists of Cuba
- Cyprus – Union of Cyprus Journalists, the Association of Publishers of Newspapers and Magazines, and the owners of the Electronic Media (2008)
- Czech Republic – Union of Publishers (2000)
D (3)
- Democratic Republic of Congo – Congolese National Press Union (2004)
- Democratic Republic of Congo – Press Union of Zaire (1990)
- Denmark – Code of Conduct (1992)
E (5)
- Egypt – Supreme Council of the Press (1983)
- El Salvador – Association of Journalists in El Salvador (1999)
- Estonia – Good Practice of Estonian Public Broadcasting
- Estonia – Press Council (1998)
- Ethiopia – Ethiopian Free Press Journalists’ Association (1998)
F (8)
- Fiji – Fiji Islands Media Association (1996)
- Finland – Guidelines for Good Journalistic Practice (1992)
- Finland – Guidelines for Journalists (2011)
- France – Chapter of the professional duties of French journalists (1938)
- France – Chapter of the right to information (1973)
- France – Le Monde (2002)
- France – Rules and Usages of the Provincial Daily Press (1995)
- France – TF1 (1994)
G (10)
- Georgia – Independent Association of Georgian Journalists (2001)
- Georgia – Professional Standards of Media (2003)
- Germany – German Press Council (2001)
- Ghana – Ghana Journalists Association (1994)
- Greece – ANT-1 (1993)
- Greece – National Council on Broadcasting (1990)
- Greece – Principles of deontology (1998)
- Guatemala – Association of Journalists of Guatemala (2000)
- Guinea – Association of Guinean Journalists (1991/2004)
- Guyana – Code of Conduct for Coverage of Elections (2001)
H (3)
- Hong Kong – Hong Kong Journalists’ Association, the News Executives Association, the Hong Kong Federation of Journalists and the Press Photographers Association (2000)
- Hong Kong – Journalists’ Association (1998)
- Hungary – National Association of Hungarian Journalists (1994)
I (40)
- Iceland – Press Council (1988)
- India – Norms of journalistic conduct (1996)
- India – Press Council of India
- India – Reporting and commenting on communal incidents (1968)
- Indonesia – Alliance of Independent Journalists (1998)
- Indonesia – Code of Ethics (1999)
- International – Aljazeera (2004)
- International – Asian Federation of Environmental Journalists (1998)
- International – Association of Food Journalists
- International – Association of Food Journalists (2001)
- International – Association of Southeast Asian Nations (1989)
- International – Broadcast Coverage of Elections in the SADC Region (2005)
- International – Caribbean Media Workers (2001)
- International – Central Asia Journalists
- International – Code of Practice of Caribbean Journalists (2002)
- International – Committee on Publication Ethics (2004)
- International – Commonwealth Broadcasting Association (2010)
- International – Consultative Club of International and Regional Organisations of Journalists (1983)
- International – East Africa Free Press Assembly (2002)
- International – Federation of Arab Journalists (1972)
- International – Guiding Principles for the Journalist by Bob Steele (2000)
- International – International Federation of Journalists – Declaration of principles on the conduct of journalists(1986)
- International – International Federation of Journalists – Status of Journalists and journalism ethics
- International – Islamic Mass Media Charter (1980)
- International – Latin American Centre of Journalism (1993)
- International – Latin American Code of Journalism Ethics
- International – Munich Declaration of the Duties and Rights of Journalists (1971)
- International – Principles for reporting ethnic tensions, Press Foundation of Asia (1970)
- International – Public Radio Journalism (1995/2004)
- IPSO: It’s déjà vu all over again
- Iraq – Rules of professional ethics (1968)
- Ireland – Code of Programme Standards (2007)
- Ireland – Press Council (2008)
- Israel – Press Council (1973)
- Israel – Press Council (1996)
- Israel – Press Council (2003)
- Italy – Corriere della Sera – Declaration of Independence
- Italy – Corriere della Sera – Journalists’ Code (1974)
- Italy – National Federation of the Italian Press and National Council Order of Journalists (1993)
- Ivory Coast – Rights and Duties of the Ivoirian Journalist (1992)
J (4)
- Japan – Daily Yomiuri (1946)
- Japan – Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (1946/1955)
- Japan – Nihon Shinbun Kyokai (2000)
- Jordan – Code of Ethics of the Jordanian Journalist
K (7)
- Kazakhstan – Code of ethics for journalists in addressing ethnic relations (1997)
- Kenya – Kenyan Union of Journalists
- Kenya – Media Council of Kenya (2007)
- Kosovo – Association of Professional Journalists of Kosovo [AGPK], the OSCE and the IREX (2005)
- Kosovo – Journalists’ Obligations and Rights (AJK)
- Kyrgyzstan – Association of Journalists of Kyrgyzstan (1999)
- Kyrgyzstan – Professional code of ethics of television and radio journalists of the Kyrgyz Republic (1997)
L (7)
- Latvia – Electronic Mass Media Law
- Latvia – Latvian Union of Journalists (1992)
- Lebanon – General Assembly of the Press Syndicate (1974)
- Liberia – Press Union of Liberia (1997)
- Lithuania – Lithuanian Union of Journalists, the Lithuanian Association of Journalists, the Association of Publishers of Periodicals, the Lithuanian Radio and Television Association, the Lithuanian Radio and Television, and the Lithuanian Centre of Journalism (1996)
- Luxembourg – Press Council (1995)
- Luxembourg – Press Council (2006)
M (14)
- Macedonia – Codex of Macedonian Journalists (1997)
- Macedonia – Journalists of the Republic of Macedonia (2001)
- Malawi – Media Council (1995)
- Malaysia – Canons of Journalism
- Malaysia – National Union of Journalists Malaysia
- Mali – Code of Ethics of the Malian Journalist (1991)
- Malta – Malta Press Club (2001)
- Malta – Press Club of Malta and the Institute of Broadcasters (1991)
- Mexico – Professional Exercise of Journalism (1996)
- Moldova – Journalists’ Union of Moldova
- Mongolia – Daily News (2003)
- Mongolia – Deedsiin Hureelen (2002)
- Myanmar – Code of ethics (2004)
- Myanmar – Mizzima (2004)
N (11)
- Nepal – Press Council (1999)
- Nepal – Press Council (2008)
- Netherlands – Guidelines for journalistic behaviour (2010)
- New Zealand – New Zealand Amalgamated Engineering, Printing & Manufacturing Union (2000)
- New Zealand – Press Council (1972)
- Niger – Charter of Professional Journalists (1997)
- Nigeria – Nigerian Guild of Editors (1972)
- Nigeria – Nigerian Press Organisation (1998)
- Norway – Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press (2003)
- Norway – Norwegian Editors Association and National Association of Norwegian Newspapers (1953/1973)
- Norway – Norwegian Press Association (1994)
P (19)
- Pakistan – Code of practice (2002)
- Pakistan – General Assembly of the Committee of the Press (1972)
- Pakistan – Newspaper Editors’ Council of Pakistan (1993)
- Panama – Junta Técnica de Periodismo (1979)
- Papua New Guinea – Papua New Guinea Journalists’ Association (1988)
- Paraguay – Syndicato de Periodistas del Paraguay
- Peru – Journalists’ Association of Peru (1980)
- Peru – Lima Principles of the Press Council of Peru (2000)
- Peru – National Association of Journalists of Peru (1988)
- Philippines – Association of Broadcasters of the Philippines (2011)
- Philippines – Guidelines on the Coverage of Crimes Against Women (1993)
- Philippines – Philippine Center for Photojournalism (2011)
- Philippines – Philippine Press Institute
- Philippines – Philippine Press Institute and National Press Club
- Philippines – Reporting Ethnic Tensions (1970)
- Poland – Association of Journalists of the Republic of Poland (1991)
- Poland – Media Ethics Charter (1995)
- Portugal – Coverage of Judicial Processes (2003)
- Portugal – Syndicate of Journalists (1993)
R (4)
- Romania – Media Organizations Convention (2004)
- Romania – Romanian Press Club
- Russia – Congress of Russian journalists (1994)
- Rwanda – Charter of Duties and Rights
S (35)
- Saudi Arabia – Media charter (1982)
- Senegal – Sud Quotidien (1993)
- Serbia – Association of Independent Electronic Media (2002)
- Serbia – Independent Journalists’ Association of Serbia (1995)
- Serbia – Journalists Association of Serbia (2001)
- Singapore – National Union of Journalists
- Slovakia – Slovak Syndicate of Journalists (1990)
- Slovenia – Association and the Union of Journalists (2002)
- Slovenia – Journalists of the Republic Slovenia (1993)
- Somaliland – Code of Conduct for 2005 Elections
- South Africa – Broadcasting Complaints Commission (1993)
- South Africa – Broadcasting Complaints Commission (2003)
- South Africa – City Press (1982)
- South Africa – Code of Conduct of the Press Ombudsman and Appeal Panel
- South Africa – Independent News & Media
- South Africa – Johannesburg Star (1999)
- South Africa – Media Council
- South Africa – Press Council (2011)
- South Africa – South African Broadcasting Corporation
- South Africa – Union of Journalists
- South Korea – Korean Newspaper Editors Association (1986)
- South Korea – Korean Newspapers Association, the Korean Newspaper and Broadcasting Editors Association and the Journalists Association of Korea (1996)
- Spain – ABC
- Spain – Actualidad Economica (1988)
- Spain – Association of Business Writers
- Spain – Association of Catalan Journalists (1992)
- Spain – El Mundo
- Spain – El Periódico de Cataluna
- Spain – Federation of the Spanish Press in Seville (1993)
- Spain – Vocento
- Sri Lanka – Press Council (1981)
- Swaziland – National Association of Journalists (2007)
- Sweden – Co-operation Council of the Press (1995)
- Switzerland – Press Council (1999)
- Switzerland – Swiss Federation of Journalists (1972/1994)
T (24)
- Taiwan – Republic of China Radio Broadcasting
- Tanzania – Code for election reporting (2010)
- Tanzania – Code of Ethical Practice for broadcasters
- Tanzania – Code of Ethical Practice for media managers and editors
- Tanzania – Code of Ethical Practice for media owners and publishers
- Tanzania – Code of Ethical Practice for media photographers and video producers
- Tanzania – Code of Ethical Practice for news agency journalism
- Tanzania – Code of Ethical Practice for public information and media advertisers
- Tanzania – Guidelines for Ethical Reporting on Children
- Tanzania – Journalists’ code of ethics and the rights of children
- Tanzania – Media Code of Conduct for Election Reporting (2010)
- Tanzania – Media Gender Code of Ethics (2009)
- Thailand – Bangkok Post
- Thailand – Press Council (1997)
- Thailand – Reporters Association of Thailand
- Thailand – Thai Journalists Association (2003)
- Timor Leste – Timor Lorosae Journalist Association
- Togo – Togolese Media Observatory (1999)
- Tonga – Media Council Broadcasting Code
- Tonga – Media Council General Code for News Media
- Trinidad & Tobago – Publishers and Broadcasters Association
- Tunisia – Association of Tunisian Journalists (1975)
- Turkey – Press Council (1989)
- Turkey – Turkish Journalists Association (1998)
U (60)
- UAE – Journalists Association (2007)
- Uganda – National Institute of Journalists (1999)
- UK – Broadcasting Standards Commission Code on Fairness and Privacy (1998)
- UK – Broadcasting Standards Commission Code on Standards
- UK – Editorial Guidelines of the BBC
- UK – Editors’ Code of Practice (2003)
- UK – Editors’ Code of Practice (2004)
- UK – Editors’ Code of Practice (2006)
- UK – Editors’ Code of Practice (2011)
- UK – Guardian News & Media (2007)
- UK – Guardian News & Media (2011)
- UK – National Union of Journalists (1994)
- UK – National Union of Journalists (1998)
- UK – National Union of Journalists guidelines on race reporting
- UK – Ofcom Broadcasting Code (2013)
- UK – National Union of Journalists (2013)
- Ukraine – Code of Ethics of the Ukrainian Journalist (2002)
- USA – A Journalist’s Creed by Walter Williams (1905)
- USA – American Medical Writers Association (1994)
- USA – American Newspaper Guild (1934)
- USA – American Society of Media Photographers (1992)
- USA – American Society Of Newspaper Editors (1922/1975)
- USA – Asbury Park Press, Neptune, NJ (1999)
- USA – Associated Press Managing Editors (1994)
- USA – Chicago Tribune
- USA – Hearst Newspapers: Statement of Professional Principles (2002)
- USA – Illinois News Broadcasters Association (1996)
- USA – Knight Ridder Code of Business Ethics (1998)
- USA – Lincoln Journal Star, Nebraska (2000)
- USA – Los Angeles Times (2005)
- USA – Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (2001)
- USA – National Press Photographers Association (1999)
- USA – National Press Photographers Association (2004)
- USA – Public Radio News Directors Inc. (2003)
- USA – Radio and Television News Directors Association (1973)
- USA – Radio and Television News Directors Association (1987)
- USA – Radio and Television News Directors Association (2000)
- USA – San Antonio Express-News (1998)
- USA – Society of American Business Editors and Writers (2002)
- USA – Society of Professional Journalists (1996)
- USA – Society of Professional Journalists (2014)
- USA – Statesman Journal, Salem (1994)
- USA – Tampa Tribune (2002)
- USA – The Daily Press, Hampton, Va
- USA – The Dallas Morning News (1998)
- USA – The Houston Chronicle (1999)
- USA – The Journal-News, White Plains (1998)
- USA – The Michigan Daily (1990/2005)
- USA – The New York Times: Guidelines on our integrity (1999)
- USA – The Philadelphia Inquirer Code of Conflicts of Interest (1999)
- USA – The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (1999)
- USA – The Record, Hackensack, NJ (1999)
- USA – The Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch (1994)
- USA – The Roanoke Times (1999)
- USA – The Seattle Times (1999)
- USA – The Tribune-Democrat (1999)
- USA – The Virginian-Pilot (2002)
- USA – Washington Post note on use of confidential sources (2004)
- USA – Wisconsin State Journal (1999)
- USA – York (Pa.) Daily Record Guide to your workplace (1999)