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The article focuses on the proposed changes to be made to the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ)' Code of Ethics that were discussed by the SPJ Ethics Committee during its meeting held on July 11 to 13, 2014 in Columbus, Ohio and will be presented to the delegates at the SPJ national convention in Nashville, Tennessee on September 4-6. Topics discussed include the interactive support for the code, the application of the principle of transparency and the verification of information.

The article focuses on some ethical resolutions the journalists should take in 2014 that can turn around their reputation. The author wants journalists to pursue the truth with courage and determination and understand their responsibility while reporting a piece of information. He wants journalists to verify information and stop reporting unverified facts and also acknowledge and apologize for the mistakes committed.

The article focuses on the Society of Professional Journalists' (SPJ) participation in protecting journalism in the U.S. as well as internationally. The author shares his experience of attending journalism conferences in South Korea wherein he realized the dangers of journalism. Collaboration projects between SPJ and the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) include having CPJ coverage and analysis links and feature stories in SPJ's Web site, adopting foreign journalists, and developing stronger programs.