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| Declaration and Directives |
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| Directive 1.1: The search for truth |
| Directive 2.1: Freedom of information |
| Directive 2.2: Multiple viewpoints |
| Directive 2.3: Distinction between information and opinion |
| Directive 2.4: Public function |
| Directive 2.5: Exclusivity contracts |
| Directive 3.1: Treatment of sources |
| Directive 3.2: Press releases |
| Directive 3.3: Archive documents |
| Directive 3.4: Illustrations |
| Directive 3.5: Reconstructions |
| Directive 3.6: Montages |
| Directive 3.7: Surveys |
| Directive 3.8: Right to be heard against grave accusations |
| Directive 4.1: Concealing professional identity |
| Directive 4.2: Covert research |
| Directive 4.3: Payment for information |
| Directive 4.4: Embargoes |
| Directive 4.5: Interviews |
| Directive 4.6: Research |
| Directive 4.7: Plagiarism |
| Directive 5.1: Duty to rectify |
| Directive 5.2: Readers' letters |
| Directive 6.1: Editorial secrecy |
| Directive 6.2: Exceptions to press immunity |
| Directive 7.1: Protection of privacy |
| Directive 7.2: People in distress |
| Directive 7.3: Celebrities |
| Directive 7.4: Children |
| Directive 7.5: Presumption of innocence |
| Directive 7.6: Citing names |
| Directive 7.7: Legal discharge, shelving and acquittal |
| Directive 7.8: Sex offences |
| Directive 7.9: Suicide |
| Directive 7.10: Images of war, conflict and celebrities |
| Directive 8.1: Respect for human dignity |
| Directive 8.2: Prohibition of discrimination |
| Directive 8.3: Protection of victims |
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| Directive 8.5: Images of accidents, catastrophes and crimes |
| Directive 9.1: Independence |
| Directive 10.2: Sponsoring, coupling of editorial reports an advertising |
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Directive 4.2: Covert research
An exception can be made to this rule in cases where the overwhelming public interest justifies publication or broadcasting and in as much as the elements covertly obtained cannot be obtained by any other means. It is also justified when recording or filming could put the life of the journalist in danger or totally distort the behaviour of key players, always under the condition of overwhelming public interest. In such exceptional cases, the journalist should always take care to protect the identity of people who happen to be present at the scene by chance. Even under these special conditions, journalists can refuse to participate in covert research for reasons of conscience.
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