The code sets out the principles, values and standards that drive Guardian and Observer journalism
It is a little over 21 years since the Guardian put its editorial code on public view for the first time, posting the document on its website in what was then a pioneering step for a British newspaper. This statement of professional and ethical standards has been revised twice since then, in 2007 and 2011, and today a fully updated fourth iteration is published.
At more than 30 pages, the latest code is the most comprehensive to date, expanding on existing sections, such as right of reply, and elsewhere introducing new guidance, notably on artificial intelligence – a burgeoning subject on which almost 400 articles have been published by the Guardian and Observer this year alone.
Elisabeth Ribbans is GNM’s global readers’ editor [email protected]
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