Editors-in-chief of local daily newspapers decided on Tuesday to set up a committee to monitor and follow up enforcement of the charter of honour and code of ethics they passed in October 2007 under the patronage of the UAE Journalists' Association (UAEJA).
The watchdog, whose members will be named by local dailies in the coming few days, will be chaired by Saeed Al Badi, member of the UAEJA.
The editors met today in Dubai to work out an affective mechanism to put the code and charter in place.
UAEJA Chairman Mohammed Yusouf said :''The committee will act as observer and an eye-opener in order to enhance regulations stated in the tow documents. It will have no censorship role that will involve restriction and accountability. (WAM)
''Press freedom is absolute and commitment to the charter's general guidelines is left to the will of papers,'' he emphasised.
He didn't rule out continuous amendments to the charter in light of new realities and practice on the ground.
He urged managements of media outlets to educate their journalists about the contents of the code of ethics.
The meeting was attended by editors of Arabic dailies Al Khaleej, Al Bayan, Al Ittihad and Emarat Al Youm along with editor of English daily Gulf News.
The watchdog, whose members will be named by local dailies in the coming few days, will be chaired by Saeed Al Badi, member of the UAEJA.
The editors met today in Dubai to work out an affective mechanism to put the code and charter in place.
UAEJA Chairman Mohammed Yusouf said :''The committee will act as observer and an eye-opener in order to enhance regulations stated in the tow documents. It will have no censorship role that will involve restriction and accountability. (WAM)
''Press freedom is absolute and commitment to the charter's general guidelines is left to the will of papers,'' he emphasised.
He didn't rule out continuous amendments to the charter in light of new realities and practice on the ground.
He urged managements of media outlets to educate their journalists about the contents of the code of ethics.
The meeting was attended by editors of Arabic dailies Al Khaleej, Al Bayan, Al Ittihad and Emarat Al Youm along with editor of English daily Gulf News.
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