The Journalist's Creed is a personal and professional affirmation and code of
journalism ethics written by
Walter Williams in 1914. The creed has been published in more than 100 languages, and a bronze plaque of The Journalist's Creed hangs at the
National Press Club in
Washington, D.C. Williams was the founding dean of the
Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism, housed under the University of Missouri in Columbia, Missouri, Columbia, is one of the oldest formal journalism schools in the world. The school provides academic education and practical training in of journalis ...
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The Journalist's Creed
References
* ''A Creed for My Profession: Walter Williams, Journalist to the World'' by Ronald T. Farrar University of Missouri Press, 1998, {{ISBN, 0-8262-1188-7
External links
University of MissouriMissouri Press Association
Codes of conduct
Journalism ethics
1914 documents