(adopted by the Association of Tunisian Journalists, 1975)
? A journalist pledges to act to seek the truth and to make it known to public opinion, within the limits of information available to him/her.
? A journalist pledges to defend the freedom of the press and to refuse any assignment contrary to professional ethics or likely to damage the honour of the profession.
? A journalist shall refrain from signing articles of an advertising character. He also refrains from writing advertising articles in the form of news information.
? A journalist shall accept no gifts or special favours when on professional assignment.
? A journalist shall refrain from taking advantage of his/her capacity as journalist or of his/her attributions to serve private interests.
? A journalist must quote the authors of passages he/she reprints in his/her writings and shall not resort to plagiarism.
? A journalist shall refrain from communicating any fictitious address, quality or information.
? A journalist shall respect the views of his/her colleagues and shall refrain from slandering them. He/she shall behave in a spirit of tolerance towards those who do not share his/her views.
? A journalist shall avoid causing, as a result of his/her conduct of any kind, any professional prejudice to his/her colleagues. He/she shall also abstain from causing his/her colleagues, as a result of his/her conduct, to be deprived of the possibility to practice their profession.
? A journalist shall pledge to act so as to promote effective solidarity among the members of the professional community. He/she is bound to refuse to take over any professional position refused by a colleague of his/her by accepting worse conditions and lower wages than those proposed to his/her colleague.
? A journalist shall assume the responsibility of all that is published under his/her signature and with his/her consent. He/she shall refrain from claiming the authorship or from signing the articles he/she has not written.
? A journalist shall refuse any partial or total alteration of his/her views and writings.
? A journalist shall respect professional secrecy and shall refuse to divulge his/her sources of information.
