(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release: IPI warns against journalists advertising products and services The International Press Institute, the global network of editors and media executives, is deeply concerned by the growing tendency in Turkey and elsewhere of prominent journalists endorsing products and services in return for remuneration. This practice is susceptible […]
(IPI/IFEX) – The following is an IPI press release:
IPI warns against journalists advertising products and services
The International Press Institute, the global network of editors and media
executives, is deeply concerned by the growing tendency in Turkey and
elsewhere of prominent journalists endorsing products and services in return
for remuneration.
This practice is susceptible to abuse and has an obvious potential to bring
the journalist into a conflict of interests. Furthermore, the public
perception of the media’s credibility and respect for truth can only
diminish when it becomes apparent that members of the media are financially
attached to outside influences.
IPI believes that any practice that could impede the free flow of news and
opinion must be avoided.
