Code of Conduct to Improve Conflict Sensitive Reporting and Safety of Journalists in South Asia
Report: Code of Conduct to Improve Conflict Sensitive Reporting and Safety of Journalists in South Asia
Launched by: Public Media Alliance and Media Action Nepal
Year: 2021
Edited by: Sadia Jamil, Laxman Datt Pant and Sally-Ann Wilson
Contributed by 30 journalists from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, and Sri Lanka who gathered virtually in September 2021 to strengthen their capacity in conflict sensitive reporting, journalist safety, and self-regulation, the code of conduct aims to guide journalists and media workers on how they can cover pertinent areas in an informed, fair, and safe manner. The participants – from journalists to academics and editors – worked collaboratively to develop a regionally relevant CoC to strengthen media credibility. The areas covered by the CoC include minimizing risks to communal harmony through an intersectional and impartial journalism, human rights and gendered approaches to reporting, confidentiality of reliable sources and a set of recommendations for further improvements.
