IPSO and NUJ

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Similarities between the IPSO and NUJ Codes of Practice	Differences between the IPSO and NUJ Codes of Practice
1.    1.     Eg. Both codes state that journalists must strive to be accurate.	1. E.g. Only the NUJ code discusses the right to freedom of expression and the public’s right to know.
2.Differentiates between fact and opinion	2.Does nothing to intrude into anybody’s private life, grief or distress (unless justified by overriding consideration of the public interest.)
3.Does her/his utmost to correct harmful inaccuracies.	3.Protects the identity of sources who supply information in confidence and material gathered in the course of her/his work
4.Does nothing to intrude into anybody’s private life, grief or distress	4.In cases involving personal grief or shock, enquiries and approaches must be made with sympathy and discretion and publication handled sensitively. These provisions should not restrict the right to report legal proceedings.
5.Produces no material likely to lead to hatred or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age, gender, race, colour, creed, legal status, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation.	5.When reporting suicide, to prevent simulative acts care should be taken to avoid excessive detail of the method used, while taking into account the media's right to report legal proceedings.
6	6.The press must not identify victims of sexual assault or publish material likely to contribute to such identification unless there is adequate justification and they are legally free to do so.
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