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Journalism.co.uk reported Nov. 1 that the International Federation of Journalists’s (IFJ) Palestinian affiliate, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate, will create a Palestinian code of ethics and press council.

“This is excellent news for both Palestinian journalists and the Palestinian people who will ultimately benefit from structures that improve the ethical standards and independence of their journalism,” the IFJ reported its treasurer, Wolfgang Mayer. “It is also a tribute to the efforts of the new leadership of the Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate to set about a serious programme of reform and renewal of Palestinian journalism.”