This document provides information about the rights, responsibilities, and code of conduct for journalists. It discusses Republic Act 8293 which states that no copyright exists for works by the Philippine government, though approval is needed for profiting from such works. It outlines 10 duties journalists must uphold, including respecting truth, defending free information, and not accepting bribes. The document also lists 10 rights of journalists, such as access to information and not being compelled to act against their conscience. Finally, it presents a 10-point code of conduct for journalists regarding truth, privacy, discrimination, and human rights.

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Guided Learning Activity Kit
Rights, Responsibilities
and Ethical Standards
Quarter 2 – Week 3
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2. Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied Social Sciences – Grade 12
Guided Learning Activity Kit
Rights, Responsibilities and Ethical Standards
Quarter 2 – Week 3
Republic Act 8293, section 176 states that: No copyright shall subsist in any work of
the Government of the Philippines. However, prior approval of the government agency or
office wherein the work is created shall be necessary for exploitation of such work for profit.
Such agency or office may, among other things, impose as a condition the payment of
royalties.
Borrowed materials (i.e., songs, stories, poems, pictures, photos, brand names,
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over them.
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Writer: Christian A. Torres
Editor: Glory Jane C. Dalisay
Reviewer: Norvin D. De Ocampo
Illustrator: Sheila Marie F. Sanchez
Layout Artist: Evelyn Grace T. Tadeo
Management Team: Leonardo D. Zapanta EdD
Michelle Ablian Mejica EdD
Manolito B. Basilio EdD
Grace G. Abad
Garry M. Achacoso
Rachelle C. Diviva

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Introduction
All professionals in the communication industry is governed by a Declaration
on digital freedom. The journalists should accord, adopt and adhere the rules
necessary to accomplish their mission to inform.
This Guided Learning Activity Kit will help you understand the severe
restrictions in digital media faced by many countries. And as you go through the
lesson, you will learn the rights, responsibilities, accountabilities and do’s and
don’ts of a Journalist.
Learning Competencies
1. Explain the rights, responsibilities and accountabilities.
2. Distinguish between ethical and unethical behaviors among practitioners.
Objectives
At the end of this Guided Learning Activity Kit, you are expected to:
1. explain the rights and responsibilities of a journalist;
2. appreciate the work and effort of communicators and journalists, and
3. enumerate the Code of Conduct of a Journalist.
Rights, Responsibilities
and Ethical Standards

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Review
Direction: True or False: Write True if the statement is correct and write False if the
statement is incorrect. Write your answers on your notebook.
1. Communicators and journalists are often called Rappler.
2. Journalism refers to the gathering, reporting, and disseminating of news through
the mass media.
3. The feature writer creates longer stories which give more background to the news
story.
4. The Editor is the person in charge of all the news.
5. Photojournalist uses photography as a way of reporting the news.
Discussion
The journalist’s rights are protected by an international legal framework that
is based on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Rights and Responsibilities of Journalist Declaration of Duties
The essential obligations of a journalist engaged in gathering, editing and
commenting news are the following:
1. To respect truth whatever be the consequence to himself, because of the right of
the public to know the truth;
2. To defend freedom of information, comment and criticism;
3. To report only on facts of which he knows the origin; not to suppress essential
information nor alter texts and documents;
4. Not to use unfair methods to obtain news, photographs or documents
5. To restrict himself to the respect of privacy;
6. To rectify any published information which is found to be inaccurate;
7. To observe professional secrecy and not to divulge the source of information
obtained in confidence

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8. To regard as grave professional offences the following:
plagiarism, calumny, slander, libel and unfounded
accusations, the acceptance of bribe in any form in
consideration of either publication or suppression of
news;
9. Never to confuse the profession of a journalist with that
of advertisements salesman or a propagandist and to
refuse any direct or indirect orders from advertisers.
10. To resist every pressure and to accept editorial orders only from the responsible
persons of the editorial staff.
Every journalist worthy of that name deems it his duty faithfully to observe
the principles stated above. Within the general law of each country, the journalist
recognizes, in professional matters, the jurisdiction of his colleagues only; he
excludes every kind of interference by governments or others.
Declaration of Rights
1. Journalists claim free access to all information sources, and the right to freely
inquire on all events conditioning public life. Therefore, secret of public or private
affairs may be opposed only to journalists in exceptional cases and for clearly
expressed motives;
2. The journalist has the right to refuse subordination to anything contrary to the
general policy of the information organ to which he collaborates such as it has
been laid down by writing and incorporated in his contract of employment, as
well as any subordination not clearly implicated by this general policy ;
3. A journalist cannot be compelled to perform a professional act or to express an
opinion contrary to his convictions or his conscience;
a. The editorial staff has obligatorily to be informed on all important decisions
which may influence the life of the enterprise. It should at least be consulted
before a definitive decision on all matters related to the composition of the
editorial staff e.g. recruitment, dismissals, mutations and promotion of
journalists is taken.
b. Taking in account his functions and responsibilities, the journalist is entitled
not only to the advantages resulting from collective agreements but also to an
individual contract of employment, ensuring the material and moral security
of his work as well as a wage system corresponding to his social condition and
guaranteeing his economic independence.

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Code of Conduct
1. Truthfulness and clarity of information.
2. Defense of public rights.
3. Responsibilities in forming public opinion.
4. Standards of gathering and presenting information.
5. Respecting the integrity of the sources.
6. Prohibition of discrimination on the basis of race, ethnicity, religion.
7. Respect for privacy.
8. Prohibition of bribes and other benefits.
9. The need to respect universal values and the diversity of cultures.
10. The need to promote human rights, peace, social progress and democracy.
Activities
Guided Practice 1- “Choose and Explain”
Directions.
1. Choose one duty of a Journalist from the list of the rights and responsibilities.
2. You may explain it and cite examples from own experiences as you exercise your
rights and responsibilities as a student in your school, write your answers on
your notebook or;
3. Make an artwork to explain your understanding. Use a short bond paper.
4. This will be the criteria:
Content (Written/drawing) (50%)
Originality (25%)
Creativity (25%)
________________
100%

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Guided Practice 2 - “Appreciation Wall”
Directions:
1. To show appreciation to the work and effort of the journalists, make at least 5
strips of Appreciation or Thank You Quotations.
2. Paste your Thank You Quotation strips in a short bond paper.
3. Be creative.
4. After you submitted your work, your teacher will check, record and post it in a
wall called “appreciation wall”.
5. This will be the criteria:
Originality of message (50%)
Creativity (50%)
________________
100%
Example:
tech.mn

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Independent Practice - “Summarization”
Directions:
1. Design your own Concept Map of the Code of Conduct of a Journalist.
2. Use a short bond paper and coloring materials.
3. Be creative.
4. See the sample below.
Code of
Conduct

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Assessment
Directions: True or False. Write True if the statement is correct. If you answer False,
write a statement that will prove it correct. Write your answers on your notebook.
1. Journalists defend freedom of information, comment and criticism.
2. Journalists resist every pressure and refuse editorial orders only from the
responsible persons of the editorial staff.
3. Journalists observe professional secrecy and not to divulge the source of
information obtained in confidence.
4. Journalists can plagiarize, slander and accept bribe.
5. A journalist can be compelled to perform a professional act or to express an
opinion contrary to his convictions or his conscience.
6. The journalist’s rights are protected by an international legal framework that is
based on the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
7. Never to confuse the profession of a journalist with that of advertisements
salesman or a propagandist and to refuse any direct or indirect orders from
advertisers.
8. Journalists observe professional secrecy and not to divulge the source of
information obtained in confidence.
9. Journalists prohibit discrimination based on race, ethnicity, religion.
10. Journalists follow standards of gathering and presenting information.

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Reflection
Directions: Complete each phrase by providing your clear understanding about the
lesson. Write your statements on your notebook.
 I learned about
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
 Knowing about this topic helps me
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
 This topic reminds me of
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
 The part I know the most is
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
 The most confusing part is
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
 I would like to know more about
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________

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References
Bernardo, Ritchel, and Christian Ranche.2020. Disciplines and Ideas in the Applied
Social Sciences K-12 Compliant Worktext For The Senior High School.1st ed.
Pasay City, 1303 Philippines: JFS PUBLISHING SERVICES.
"Declaration Of The Duties And Rights Of A Journalist – Ethicnet". 2020.
Research.Uta.Fi.
https://research.uta.fi/ethicnet/country/switzerland/declaration-of-the-
duties-and-rights-of-a-journ alist/.
Dela Cruz, Arleigh Ross PhD. et.al.2018. The Padayon Series. Disciplines and Ideas
in the Applied Social Sciences. 927 Quezon Ave., Quezon City: Phoenix
Publishing House.

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Key to Corrections
Independent
Practice
“Summarization”
(In
a
Concept
Map)
•
Truthfulness
and
clarity
of
information
•
Defense
of
public
rights
•
Responsibilities
in
forming
public
opinion
•
Standards
of
gathering
and
presenting
information
•
Respecting
the
integrity
of
the
sources
•
Prohibition
of
discrimination
on
the
basis
of
race,
ethnicity,
religion
•
Respect
for
privacy
•
Prohibition
of
bribes
and
other
benefits
•
The
need
to
respect
universal
values
and
the
diversity
of
cultures
•
The
need
to
promote
human
rights,
peace,
social
progress
and
democracy.
Assessment:
1.
True
6.
True
2.
False
7.
True
3.
True
8.
True
4.
False
9.
True
5.
False
10.
True
Review
Activating
prior
knowledge
1.
False
2.
True
3.
True
4.
False
5.
True
Guided
Practice
1
“Choose
and
Explain”
Answers
may
vary
Guided
Practice
2
“Appreciation
Wall”
Answers
may
vary

13. Acknowledgment
The Schools Division of Zambales would like to express its heartfelt
gratitude to the following, who in one way or the other, have contributed to
the successful preparation, development, quality assurance, printing, and
distribution of the Quarter 2 Guided Learning Activity Kits (GLAKs) in all
learning areas across grade levels as a response to providing the learners with
developmentally-appropriate, contextualized and simplified learning
resources with most essential learning competencies (MELCs)-based activities
anchored on the principles of guided learning and explicit instruction:
First, the Learning Resources (LR) Development Team composed of the
writers and graphic artists for devoting much of their time and exhausting
their best efforts to produce these indispensable learning kits used for the
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Second, the content editors, language reviewers, and layout evaluators
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Third, the Provincial Government of Zambales, for unceasingly
extending its financial assistance to augment the funds for the printing of
these learning resources for use by learners and parents at home;
Fourth, the teacher-advisers and subject teachers, in close
coordination with the school heads, for their weekly distribution and retrieval
of the GLAKs and for their frequent monitoring of the learners’ progress
through various means; and
Finally, the parents and other home learning facilitators for giving the
learners the needed guidance and support for them to possibly accomplish
the tasks and for gradually helping them become independent learners.
To deliver learning continuity in this challenging circumstance would
not be possible without your collective effort and strong commitment to
serving our Zambaleño learners.
Again, our sincerest thanks!
The Management Team

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