Analysis of the Deontology for French Journalists

Layout

 no special layout, no paragraphs nor enumerated sentences  one sentence only – parataxis coordination of clauses without conjunctions  negation 6 out of 14 are negative phrases

Content Analysis

 no definition of a journalist or the field of work of journalists - very blurry who is considered being a journalist: worthy of name - only defined by interdictions, what not to do - the field is restricted or described by the duties of the journalist

 no date or place of publication is mentioned  no information about who published the deontology  Title is “charter” and not deontology  political reference, charter of the UN or charter of the NATO  the many duties of the journalists and the values he should incorporate are enlisted  only two rights are mentioned: journalist can publish his information truthfully journalist has a professional dignity  hierarchy of the duties and values of a journalist: responsibility interdiction of misconduct jurisdiction professional honour and dignity a lot of repetition of the duties; therefore the hierarchy does not seem to be as important 