FUNDAMENTAL ISSUES OF CODES OF JOURNALISM ETHICS IN THE WORLD AND VIETNAM

Employing synthesis, comparison and interpretation, general principles and standards from 100 codes of ethics such as respect for truth, assurance of accuracy, honesty and commitment of fairness, objectivity, etc., as well as individual points (identity) such as differences in obligations, rights of journalists are analysed and provided in this study. From this analysis and synthesis, there are ten particular points of the code of journalism ethics discovered globally. (1) The earliest code of journalism ethics is Professional Duties of French Journalists (2) The latest code of journalism ethics is the Operational rules of Vietnam Television (VTV) (3) The shortest code of journalism ethics is the Code of Ethics of Brazil's National Association of Newspapers, etc., (4) The most extended and most detailed code of journalism ethics is the Code of Ethics by the New York Times, (5) The code of journalism ethics under the most prolonged construction period is the International Principles of Professional Ethics in Journalism, (6) The most influential code of journalism ethics under the involvement of many members at best is the International Principles of Professional Ethics in Journalism, (7) The code of ethics embodied by the locality and national hallmarks at most is Code for Bangladesh Radio and Television. (8) The code of press ethic under the longest gap from the first draft to the revision is the Code of Ethics for English and Irish journalists, (9) The code of press ethic under the shortest gap from the first draft to the finalised is the Code of Conduct of Netherlands Press Council (10). The code of press ethic under the most extensive revision is the Code of Journalism ethics of Bologna and Herzegovina Striking differences between the code of journalism ethics of Vietnamese journalists and the worldwide code of ethics are also given in this study; for example, regarding the regulation of striving objectives for journalists and journalism, an emphasis on freedom is put by many countries while it is stated in Vietnam that Vietnamese journalists must “be faithful to the cause of building and defending the Socialist Republic of Vietnam under the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam.” While the global rules emphasise the social responsibilities of journalists, Vietnamese rules emphasise the “responsibility of participating in social networking and other media” as well