“All noble professions have their ethical code of conducts and the journalism profession is not an exception. Journalists must be seen to up hold the code of conduct guiding the operations of the profession” she said.

The renowned GRTS broadcaster made these observations while presenting a paper on the ethics of journalism on day one of a four-day training workshop for journalists, drawn from both the print and electronic media, organized by Media Agenda and funded by UNESCO - NATCOM  at the TANGO conference hall.

Madam Badjane defined ethics as a set of rules that guides operations of a particular profession. According to her, journalists must always be guided by a code of conduct, which encompasses responsible journalism.

For the GRTS veteran female broadcaster, a journalist must present factual, accurate and balance information. “A journalist most up hold and retain his/ her credibility” she said.

She equally urged media practitioners to familiarise themselves with some of the legal provisions governing their profession citing laws regarding libel, slander, deformation, giving false information, contempt of court among others as  examples which journalists must be aware of in order to avoid problems with the law or to avoid being found wanting.

Mrs Badjane then advised journalists to be writing reports and avoid any personal feelings and opinion to intrude their facts. .