L.A. Times issues ethics guidelines

L.A. Times issues ethics guidelines for reporters,
The Los Angeles Times has issued a set of ethical guidelines designed to encourage the newspaper’s journalists to limit the unnecessary use of anonymous sources, avoid conflicts of interest and write in precise language. The nine-page set of standards - sent to reporters and editors at the newspaper this week - comes not after a scandal, as at some other publications, but at a time when waning circulation and public trust in the news media have led many newspapers to codify their standards. The Times previously has issued rules for reporters, but mostly in a hodgepodge of memos and directives - many of which were not available to everyone.

Now, all employees will be asked to review the guidelines, said Editor John S. Carroll.

So can you, the guideline is now online here:
Link: Los Angeles Times Ethics Guidelines (PDF)
I am afraid I have broken one or two of the rules…

Source: James Rainey, The Los Angeles Times (Via SPJ.org) Link.

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