The Media

The media has turned into an all important and widely used means of communications. This requires attention to the following:

Report only the truth. Don’t give voice to the spreading of lies and slander.

Make sure to filter information you receive. Distinguish between information received from reliable sources and information received from unidentified or biased sources.

Beware of slander and evil gossip. Don’t spread panic or despair.

Watch your language. Write and speak politely and calmly, and avoid rude language.

Don’t be awed by the publicity and fame the public gives you.

Maintain your professional independence and integrity. Don’t distort, mislead, and offer biased or distorted information.

Don’t accept any personal gain or benefit behind the backs of your superiors.

Remember, the media is very powerful. Prevent the media from inciting the masses with ideas or actions that might lead to violence or be harmful to basic human values such as: human life, human rights, citizen rights, freedom of speech, minority rights, as established in the Declaration of Human rights of the United Nations (See above).