- Professional codes outline standards of conduct for journalists to ensure ethical reporting and build public trust. - They provide guidance on issues like conflicts of interest, accuracy, and protecting confidential sources while allowing for independent reporting. - Adhering to codes of ethics helps journalists balance responsibilities to their profession and the public.

1. wdpdr O¾u
wehs@

2. “jD;a;Shl wdpdr O¾u hkq,
jD;a
fndfyda ÿrg iajlSh weje;=ï meje;=ï
ms,sn| jvd;au fyd¢ka iy meyeÈ,sj
fmfkk m%ldYkh fõ'
wdpdr O¾u ud,dj,ska jD;a;shl
iduqysl yDo idlaIsh ixfla;j;a lrk
w;r iajlSh iodpdrd;aul udkh
lKavdhu úiska
fõ'”
ms<s.ekSula o fõ'
Mark Frankel (1989) "Professional codes: Why, How and with What impact"

3. wdpdr O¾u
O¾u;
wNs,dIhla (wms n,dfmdfrd;a;= jk foa…)
wms
wOHdmkhla (wdpdr Od¾ñl .eg¿ wm úi£ug hkafka
wdpdr
fufiah…)
kshdukhla (wdpdrO¾u W,a,x>Kh l,fyd;a wm
wdpdrO¾u
l%shd lrkafka fufiah…)
fyda
…fyda fï ;=fka u ñY%Khla úh yelsh.
Adapted from Mark Frankel (1989) “Professional Codes: Why, How and with What Impact”

4. wdpdr O¾u ud,d idudkHfhka
ud,d,
my; oelafjk fldgia j,ska
;fõ.
iukaú;fõ
wNs,dI
idrO¾u
m%ñ;Ska
n,d;aul lsÍu
wkdjrKh lsÍu
From Paul Chadwick (1995) “Self-regulation or Legislation: Journalists and Professional Ethics”

5. ckudOHfõofhaos,wdpdr
O¾u ud,dj, wruqKq

6. -lKavdhul g ;ukaj ks¾jpkh lsÍug iy
m%;s ks¾jpkh lsÍug WmldÍ fõfõ.
-wka whg lKavdhu ms<sn|j lshd mEug
-lKavdhfï wruqKq
-lKavdhfï idrO¾u
-lKavdhfï m%ñ;Ska
-lKavdhfï l%shdldrlï j,g n,mEula lsÍu
b,lal lsÍu
- tl l%shdud¾.hla fjkqjg fjk;a
g,
l%shdud¾.hla .ekSug thska udOHfõÈhdg
iaÓr fya;=jla ,ndfohs.
Adapted from MEAA (1997) “Ethics In Journalism”

7. wdpdr O¾u ud,djkag
l< fkdyels foa
fudkjdo@

8. wdpdr O¾ñl ckudOHfõoh
iy;sl l< fkdyel. th l<
yels jkafka ckudOHfõoSkag u
muKS.
wdpdr O¾u Ndú;d lsÍug
ckudOHfõoSka l%shd l< hq;=h.
tajd we;af;a ;ekam;a lr ;nd
f.k isàug fkdfõ.
MEAA (1997) ” Ethics In Journalism”

9. l<
“l< yd fkdl< hq;= hehs
oelafjk ,ehsia;=jlska
muKla wdpdr Od¾ñl
ckudOHfõoh iy;sl l<
fkdyel.”
fkdyel
-Matthew Allen, Curtin University of Technology, “Ethics in the Media”

10. wdpdr
“wdpdr O¾u fjkqfjka ÿIalr
;SrK .ekSug isÿfjhs. th
fmfkk,
meyeÈ,s f,i fmfkk yß iy
jerÈ hk fjki u; mokï ù
fkdj,
fkdj mq¾K jYfhkau ksjerÈ
fkdjk jerÈ folla w;ßka,
idfmalaIj wvqu fodaI iys; foa
f;dard .ekSuls.”
-Professor Jay Black, co-author of the Society of Professional American Journalists’ Ethics Handbook as quoted in MEAA (1997) “Ethics
In Journalism”

11. wm l%shd lrkafka
flfiao@
wdpdr O¾u

12. - wdpdr O¾u ms<sn|j wjfndaOh
we;af;a Y%S ,xldfõ
ckudOHfõoskaf.ka wvlg muKS.
- wdpdr O¾u ud<dfõ msgm;a
we;af;a ckudOHfõÈkaf.ka 11] lg
muKS.
- wdpdr O¾u ms<sn|j mqyqKqjla
,nd we;af;a ta w;ßka wvla muKS.

13. wdpdr O¾u ud,d
i;H iy ksjerÈ nj
idOdrK;ajh
wk¾:h wju lsÍu
iajdëk nj
j.lSï iy.; nj

14. fmdÿck iqnisoaêh hkakg
my; i|yka lreKq
we;=<;a fjhs.

15. m%cd;ka;%jdoh wdrCId lsßu ukd md,kh
u, md,kh,
woyia m%ldY lsßfï ksoyi yd ck;djf.a
u,
uQ,sl whs;sjdislï wdrCId lsßu fmdÿ
ck;dj flfrys iDcqj fyda jl%j fyda n,mdk
isoaê ms<snoj fmdÿ ck;dj;a Tjqkaf.a f;aß
wmrdO,
m;ajqKq rch;a oekqj;a lsßu yd wmrdO
ÿIK,
ÿIK wh:d mßmd,kh fyda fjk;a nrm;,
whq;= widOdrKlï fidhd n,d wkdjrKh
lsßu.
Sri Lanka Code of Professional Practice

16. Tnf.ka u wid .;
hq;= m%Yak;

17. -uyck iqn isoaêhg fuys
hg,
ksYaÑ;j u wod, l=ulao@
d,
-uf.a l%shdj ksid th ksYaÑ;j
u bgqjkafka flfiao@
e,
-uf.a ms,s;=re uyckhd bÈßfha
nj,
wdrlaId l, yels nj ug
iy;sl o@
MEAA (1997) Ethics In Journalism