‎"‎Journalism ethics and standards comprise principles of ethics and of good practice as applicable to the specific challenges faced by journalists‎.‎ All over the world codes of conduct have been proposed for journalists‎.‎ In fact ethics is inseparable from journalism‎,‎ because the practice of journalism is centred on a set of essentially ethical concepts‎:‎ freedom‎,‎ democracy‎,‎ truth‎,‎ objectivity‎,‎ honesty‎,‎ privacy‎.‎ This issue has become a matter of political controversy and public concern‎.‎ This book examines the ethical concepts which lie at the heart of journalism‎,‎ including freedom‎,‎ democracy‎,‎ truth‎,‎ objectivity‎,‎ honesty and privacy‎.‎‎"‎