The decision was reached at the end of a media roundtable organised on Monday, November 14, by the Newspaper Proprietors Association of Nigeria , in conjunction with the Nigerian Guild of Editors , Nigeria Union of Journalists , Broadcasting Organisations of Nigeria , and the Guild of Corporate Online Publishers .
This was contained in a communique issued at the end of the roundtable convened within the context of the imperative of a strategic response to the challenge of institutionalising self-regulatory mechanisms by the media for the media. The communique reads in part: “Sanctions for the violation of ethical codes and professional standards shall be determined by the ombudsman, guided by the regulation.”
The communique also noted: “The revised code shall protect investigative journalism by making the public interest exception to instances where undercover methods may be used to obtain information. Speaking at the event, the Editor-in-Chief/Senior Vice Chairman of Leadership Group Limited, Mr. Azu Ishiekwene, based his presentation on the report of the committee of the NPO, comprising NPAN, NGE and NUJ, instituted in May 2021.
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