“The primary purpose of journalism is to provide citizens with the information they need to be free and self-governing.”
Bill Kovach and Tom Rosenstiehl

Webresources:

• Code of Ethics of the Norwegian Press 
• Code of Professional Ethics of Russian Journalists 
• Code of Ethics (USA) 
  
  Translations to several languages available on the web page; Ethical Journalism Network 

Books and articles:

• Kovach, Bill & Rosenstiel, Tom (2001, second ed 2007): The Elements of Journalism. What News people should know and the Public should expect. New York: Three Rivers Press.
• McQuail, Dennis (2003): Media Accountability and Freedom of Publication. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
• Ward, Stephen J. A. (undated): Digital Media Ethics. University of Wisconsin. 
• Zion, Lawrence and David Craig (2015): Ethics for digital journalists- Emerging best practices. New York: Routledge.

 
“It is important to point out that there is a crucial difference between harming people to reveal significant information, and doing it to make money. The first is an ethical conflict, the second is an ethical violation.”
Torsten Thurèn