Proposed AP ethics policy draws some Guild concerns in US

Proposed AP ethics policy draws some Guild concerns in US
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A proposed new ethics policy for US The Associated Press, which would
be the news organisation's most extensive to date, is drawing some
concern from union leaders, who say its limits on financial
investments, conflict of interest, and freelance work may be too
restrictive. The 11-page draft proposal, includes a number of basic
journalistic tenets such as requirements that datelines be used only
when a reporter is at the datelined location. But it extends to some
areas that have been the
subject of recent news industry concern, such as anonymous sources,
conflict of interest, and corrections. "Much of it has been in print
in lots of different places," said Kathleen Carroll, AP executive
editor, who distributed copies of the proposal to staff last week.

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