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Staff, reporters, writers and volunteers of RFC pledge to fulfill the mission of diligently representing the position of the North Korean people. We believe free and responsible media greatly contributes to human rights improvement and democracy in North Korea . |
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We support democratization movement inside North Korea . |
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Realizing North Korean people's “right to know” on the principle of truth and objectivity is media's utmost right and responsibility. |
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For formation of healthy popular consensus and to improve North Korean popular welfare, RFC will report on important public issue of our society and take cautions towards hatred, prejudice, detesting attitude, discrimination based on specific locality, religion, gender, sexual preference, language, handicap and other social backgrounds. |
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RFC is free and independent from individuals, parties and interest groups. |
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RFC must let the audience able to discern fact and opinion. |
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RFC maintains the principle of diligently reporting facts sufficiently in all the reporting and editorials and accurately verify sources. Furthermore, reporters must actively crack down/ report on truth to realize social justice and public interest. |
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Commentaries must rightly and justly present opinions based on truth providing balanced and careful views and guard against intentional bias and distortion. Furthermore, commentaries can express political opinions freely and must intend to accept various views to form sound public opinion. |
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FRC maintains critical views towards interviewees and verification process must take place. |
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RFC has responsibility of confidential appraisal interviews. |
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RFC provides room for dispute back to the individuals and organizations criticized in articles. |
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RFC maintains the principle of no defamation and no violation of private life. |
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RFC reporters cannot use or share information obtained during coverage for personal purposes or hand it to relatives, acquaintances or organizations. |
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Following actions are considered as wrongdoings of a reporter: intentional misinterpretation, raising issue without source and bribery for both reporting and no-reporting.
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