Code of Ethics - Sancharnet News

Sancharnet Journalists shall adhere to highest standards of journalistic and media ethics.
Sancharnet stands for fair, accurate and unbiased journalism. Journalists working for Sancharnet shall adhere to these values.
Sancharnet shall, as far as possible, present all sides of the story.
Comments shall be sought from anyone who is mentioned in a negative context and evidence shall be kept of such attempts to seek the comments.
Whenever it is recognized that an inaccurate, misleading or distorted story has been webcast, it shall be corrected promptly.
Corrections shall present the correct information. It shall not take recourse to mere restating of error.
Sancharnet stories shall not fall short of factual accuracy and fairness.
In its reports, Sancharnet shall clearly distinguish between comment, conjecture and fact.
Headings containing allegations made in statements shall identify the body or the source making them.
Sancharnet shall present news fairly and impartially, placing primary value on significance and relevance.
Sancharnet shall treat all subjects of news coverage with respect and dignity, showing particular compassion to victims of crime or tragedy.
Sancharnet’s analytical reporting shall be based on professional perspective, not personal bias.
News shall be presented with integrity and common decency, avoiding real or perceived conflicts of interest, and respect the dignity and intelligence of the audience as well as the subjects of news.
Sancharnet’s video stories shall use confidential sources only when it is clearly in public interest to gather or convey important information to the people.
The identity of the person passing on the information shall be kept a secret if there is risk of person providing information getting harmed. It would be our professional obligation to protect confidential sources of information.
Sancharnet shall use technological tools with skill and thoughtfulness, avoiding techniques that skew facts, distort reality, or sensationalize events.
Sancharnet shall not encourage sources who have vested interest in a story.
Journalists associated with Sancharnet shall not solicit or accept gifts, favours or compensations from those who might seek to influence coverage.
All the Journalists associated with Sancharnet shall recognize that they are accountable for their actions to the public, the profession and themselves.
Sancharnet shall give a fair opportunity to reply to inaccuracies
When material is used in a report from sources other than the reporter’s, these sources shall be indicated in the story.
Sancharnet shall not webcast obscene or vulgar material unless such material contains news.
News, views or comments on ethnic, religious or sectarian dispute shall be webcast only after proper verification of facts and presented with due caution and restraint in a manner which is conducive to the creation of an atmosphere congenial to national harmony, amity and peace.
It shall stick to the issues rather than hound individuals.

I. Financial reporting:

1.1. Sancharnet Journalists shall not use financial information they receive in advance for their own benefit, and shall not pass the information to others.
1.2. Sancharnet Journalists shall not webcast about shares, securities and other market instruments in whose performance they know they or their close families have a significant financial interest, without disclosing the interest to the editor.
1.3. Sancharnet Journalists shall not buy or sell, directly or through nominees or agents, shares or securities and other market instruments about which they intend to write in the near future.

II. Children and Victims of Sexual Offences:

2.1. Sancharnet shall refrain from identifying children in cases of sexual offences.
2.2. Children shall not be approached or photographed while at school and other formal institutions without the permission of school authorities.
2.3. Sancharnet shall not identify victims of sexual assault or present material likely to contribute to such identification.

III. Manipulation of pictures:

3.1. Sancharnet shall apply caution in the use of pictures and names and shall avoid publication when there is a possibility of resulting in harm to the person concerned. Manipulation of pictures in a manner that distorts reality and accuracy of news shall be avoided.

IV. Relatives of Crime accused:

4.1. Pictures of grief, disaster and those that embarrass and promote sexism shall be discouraged. Sancharnet shall not identify relatives or friends of persons convicted or accused of crime unless the reference to them is necessary for the full, fair and accurate reporting of the crime or legal proceedings.

V. Violent Acts:

5.1.Sancharnet shall avoid presenting acts of violence, armed robberies, banditry and terrorist activities in a manner that glorifies the anti-social acts.