| ASNE opposes compulsory disclosure of journalists' income (April 10, 1997)
Published: April 10, 1997
Last Updated: April 21, 1997
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WASHINGTON — The board of the American Society of Newspaper Editors
on April 8 adopted a resolution that opposes requiring journalists to disclose
sources of their income in order to obtain credentials for covering Congress.
The resolution also speaks to the matter of outside income earned by journalists.
The board resolution states:
The American Society of Newspaper Editors opposes any effort by government
to compel or to require as a condition for covering the news the disclosure
by journalists of either the source or the amount of compensation earned
outside of their primary employment. The ASNE, however, discourages the
acceptance by journalists of speaking or appearance fees or honoraria from
non-journalistic organizations. The practice is detrimental to the credibility
of the press, as an independent institution unbeholden to any special interest.
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