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15. ETHIC CODES OR SELFREGULATION
The Code of Ethics of the College of Journalists of Peru is
mandatory only for its members.
There is also the Code of Ethics for the Peruvian Radio Broadcasting
System, which was approved on July 15, 1994. Among other aspects,
it states that:
2. Private broadcasting,
radio and television, are means of expression based on freedom,
free enterprise, the freedom of competition, and self-regulation,
within the democratic framework.
3. Fundamental regulations:
The following are operational norms that must be obeyed by all the
broadcasting media:
a) Agreement of a Minute:
establishes a limit of one (1) minute for information on terrorist
violence.
Article 27 of the Telecommunications Law orders the Ministry
of Education and the Ministry of Transportation, Communications,
Housing and Construction to reach an agreement with the representative
entities of the broadcasting media, for the establishment of a code
of ethics and conduct, calling for programming that supports the
formative principles that uphold human dignity.
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