Africa-Press – Angola. The president of the Portfolio and Ethics Commission (CCE), Luísa Rogério, defended this Tuesday in Lubango an equidistant stance by journalists in relation to political parties and activities incompatible with the exercise of the profession, especially at this stage of the electoral campaign.
Luísa Rogério, who was speaking at the end of the visit to verify the conditions of the public and private media in Huíla, defended the observance of ethical and deontological principles contained in the code and statute of journalists during the exercise of the profession.
The president of the Portfolio and Ethics Commission said that journalists should limit themselves to reporting facts through the production of news and reports, so that “they are not confused with party protagonists.” The leader of the institution that monitors performance and conduct of information professionals said that it is essential for journalists to divest themselves of party militancy, under penalty of being sanctioned or having their professional license suspended. Luísa Rogério warned that all professionals who violate the code of conduct and the statute of journalists will from now on to feel the “heavy hand” of the commission, whose first warning sign was the recent warnings to professionals from various public and private media. “We have seen many journalists using their images on social media, for example, appealing to vote for this or that party. This is completely wrong and makes no sense, or others carrying out activities incompatible with their profession. citizen, has the right to have preference and enjoys the right to vote, however this preference should not remain there in newsrooms”, he said.
He informed that along this path the commission imposed fines on various media for keeping journalists working without a license.
“In newsrooms, journalists must obey the code of ethics and deontology. They must respect Angolan legislation regarding the sector. The journalist has the prerogative to invoke the conscience clause, established in the law”, he said. code of ethics and professional deontology. “If anyone knows of practices harmful to the exercise of the profession with incompatibility, they should report it.
It is a matter of dignifying the class and respecting the code”, he exhorted. The Portfolio and Ethics Commission (CC) has so far issued more than 2800 portfolios. Luísa Rogério said that all professionals who gave false statements to obtain the document will be fined and referred to the judicial authorities.
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