VATICAN CITY, OCT 11, 2004 (VIS) - Archbishop John Foley, president of the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, is in Bangkok, Thailand where today he addressed a meeting of the International Network of Young Journalists and preached the homily at a Mass for the participants.
This meeting is within the framework of the UCIP World Congress being held at the Mater Dei School October 9-17 on the theme "Media Challenge amidst Cultural and Religious Pluralism. For A New Social Order, Justice and Peace." UCIP is the French acronym for the International Catholic Union of the Press. The International Network of Young Journalists is a world forum for professional journalists below the age of 35 comprised of thousands of journalists from more than 100 countries.
Archbishop Foley urged young writers to never lose sight of two things: "We have a God-given dignity, an eternal destiny and a continuing moral responsibility" and "we have an obligation to always tell the truth." He also underscored four norms that must guide the work of a journalist: "never, never, never tell a lie or be guilty of writing or broadcasting a deliberate untruth; investigate to know the truth and not be guided by preconceptions or prejudices but by the facts"; "be very careful with the reputation of others" and "be assiduous in examining public records" as this "can be most useful and informative for the general public."
CON-CS/YOUNG JOURNALISTS/BANGKOK:FOLEY VIS 20041011 (250)
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