R0050/2026-03-31-02/Q001/SRC06
SPJ Code of Ethics — verification principles
Source
| Field |
Value |
| Title |
SPJ Code of Ethics |
| Publisher |
Society of Professional Journalists |
| Author(s) |
SPJ |
| Date |
2014 (last revised) |
| URL |
https://www.spj.org/spj-code-of-ethics/ |
| Type |
Professional ethics code |
Summary
| Dimension |
Rating |
| Reliability |
High |
| Relevance |
Medium |
| Bias: Missing data |
Low risk |
| Bias: Measurement |
N/A |
| Bias: Selective reporting |
Low risk |
| Bias: Randomization |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: Protocol deviation |
N/A — not an RCT |
| Bias: COI/Funding |
Low risk |
Rationale
| Dimension |
Rationale |
| Reliability |
Authoritative ethics code from the largest journalism professional organization in the US |
| Relevance |
Medium — ethical principles for verification, but no structured assessment tools |
| Bias flags |
No significant concerns |
| Evidence ID |
Summary |
| SRC06-E01 |
SPJ provides ethical principles without structured scoring or assessment tools |