IRRC No. 868

The crisis of professional responsibility in Iraqi journalism: avoiding incitement to violence and armed conflict

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The article promotes that the current journalistic challenges in Iraq necessitates a commitment by journalists to their professional responsibility. A code of principles could avoid the dangers of sliding into the implications that result from armed sectarian conflicts and could help journalists assist the victims and promote a spirit of tolerance and reconciliation in Iraq.

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