The Journalist's Creed is a personal and professional affirmation and code of
journalism ethics
Journalistic ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and good practice applicable to journalists. This subset of media ethics is known as journalism's professional "code of ethics" and the "canons of journalism". The basic codes and c ...
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
Organizations
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in
Washington, D.C. Williams was the founding dean of the
Missouri School of Journalism
The Missouri School of Journalism at the University of Missouri in Columbia is one of the oldest formal journalism schools in the world. The school provides academic education and practical training in all areas of journalism and strategic comm ...
.
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