Kathmandu, August 30
The Nepal Press Council and the Federation of Nepali Journalists are revising the code of conduct for journalists. The revised code will come into effect on September 23.
The new code will have stricter provisions for journalists, in particular about the use of social media. It will bar the journos and media houses from sharing unverified information on social media. The new document will require the information to be shared on social media to be factual, balanced and dignified.
Now onwards, if a journalist wants to share something already posted by others on social media, they have to test the truthfulness of the information as they do with their own posts.
The new code will bar journalists and media from using any technology covertly. If some technology has to be used covertly, the media should inform the audience while disseminating the information. Similarly, they should not disseminate anything that could have an adverse impact on the judicial proceeding.
PCN chair Kishor Shrestha says the new code of conduct will be made public on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the council. It will address concerns about the problems brought out by the new technology, according to him.
