Professional Principles

The following international declaration, under the name of ‘E-Press Professional Principles’, which collects news and all kinds of information, publishes, shares, distributes and comments on the E-environment, explains events, shares information and documents, and determines the standards of professional attitudes of E-Journalists or e-publishers, has been approved by UCWEP.

The e-journalist or publisher defends the rights of free journalism and complies with the following professional principles and ensures compliance.

E-Press is free. Expresses all kinds of ideas, criticism and news freely in the e-environment. It publishes all kinds of information, ideas and criticism by observing universal legal rules and moral rules. It avoids publications that insult, humiliate and degrade people’s dignity.

The first duty of those who collect news and all kinds of information, publish, share, distribute and comment on all kinds of ideas in the e-environment, explain events, website owners or managers or managers and social media users is to respect the truth and the public’s knowledge of the truth.

The e-journalist or e-publisher only publishes in accordance with the facts of which he knows the original. It does not retain essential information and does not falsify the document. It makes every effort to correct published information that has been definitively proven to be false. Complies with professional confidentiality regarding the source of information obtained in confidence.

The e-journalist or e-publisher must be aware of the danger of discrimination increased by means of communication and avoid allowing discrimination based on social, national, political and other views, religion, language, race and gender.

The e-journalist or e-publisher considers the following issues as serious professional errors:

-Stealing news, articles (plagiarism),
-Malicious false statements,
-Slander, defamatory publication, unfounded accusation,
– Accepting bribes of any kind in the context of publishing or printing.
-Making unfounded publications or organizing these publications with the intention of perception management in order to side with a certain purpose or power.

The e-journalist or e-publisher considers it his duty to remain faithful to the principles stated above.

Within the framework of the general laws of each country, e-journalists or e-publishers accept only the judgment of their colleagues in professional matters and do not accept pressure and interference from the administration or other places.