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WORLD MORALS EDITION XXI

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics

SPJ Code of Ethics

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Classification and source basis

SPJ Code of Ethics

Corpus family: Professional journalism ethics

Corpus classification: Nonreligious

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Mapped teachings and source anchors

71 mappings

Protect whistleblowers acting in good faith

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect whistleblowers acting in good faith · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code of Ethics

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10452. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Provide fair redress for dispossession

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Provide fair redress for dispossession · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code of Ethics

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10459. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Avoid misleading consumers

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Avoid misleading consumers · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code of Ethics

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10464. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Respect ancestral lands and resources

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Respect ancestral lands and resources · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code of Ethics

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10475. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Act independently from improper influence

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Act independently from improper influence · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code: Act Independently

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Specific primary/official anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10495. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Obtain informed consent

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Obtain informed consent · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code of Ethics

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10568. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect medical confidentiality after death

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Official framework-level anchor

Protect medical confidentiality after death · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code of Ethics

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Official framework-level anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10576. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Protect vulnerable sources

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Protect vulnerable sources · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code: heightened sensitivity for vulnerable people and sources

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Specific primary/official anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10587. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Be accountable and transparent about reporting

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Be accountable and transparent about reporting · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code: Be Accountable and Transparent

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Specific primary/official anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10605. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Minimize avoidable harm in public reporting

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Minimize avoidable harm in public reporting · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code: Minimize Harm

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Specific primary/official anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10607. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Distinguish news from advertising and advocacy

Society of Professional Journalists Ethics · Specific primary/official anchor

Distinguish news from advertising and advocacy · System profile

Workbook anchor (not a quotation)

SPJ Code: label advocacy and advertising

Open original source ↗ www.spj.org

Specific primary/official anchor · Professional journalism ethics

Framework-level mapping: verify exact article, section, context, and scope before formal quotation.

Independent review pending. Edition XXI · Teaching Evidence · row 10613. Source publisher, date, translation and license have not been validated.

Research gaps

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Provenance: Universal Moral Code — Statistical Atlas, Edition XXI. Names, definitions and source anchors are preserved verbatim. This atlas describes its corpus, not all beliefs or practices worldwide.