Code of Ethics It emerged from interviews with media
professionals and activists in Thailand that media
accountability systems like the Press Council and journalist
associations cannot be effective alone in a vacuum in the
absence of awareness on the importance of self regulation among
journalists and editors. Institutional changes are required to
be initiated to make the Thai media accountable to the public.
The media, highly sectarian and sensational at present, should
realise the need of enforcing ethical practices through
awareness and training of journalists and editors. Many
mainstream media like the English language newspapers The Nation
(English translation unavailable) and The Bangkok Post have
journalistic codes of ethics on place, but there still remains a
gap between theory and practice that needs to addressed. The
Press Council of Thailand, together with publishers, editors and
reporters from the country’s independent media, deemed it
necessary that the institution remain independent and self-reg