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title: "ELAGSEJ.LE1: SPJ Journalism Ethics Code (Georgia English Language Arts standard)"
code: ELAGSEJ.LE1
cite_as: Georgia Standards of Excellence, English Language Arts, ELAGSEJ.LE1
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  - grade-10
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# ELAGSEJ.LE1: SPJ Journalism Ethics Code

Understand and be able to apply the principles behind the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) official code of ethics:

- Subject: English Language Arts
- Appears in: Grade 9, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-9.md
- Appears in: Grade 10, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-10.md
- Appears in: Grade 11, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-11.md
- Appears in: Grade 12, https://georgiahomeroom.org/standards/ela/grade-12.md

## Expectations

- **ELAGSEJ.LE1.a**: To seek truth and report it.
- **ELAGSEJ.LE1.b**: To do no harm.
- **ELAGSEJ.LE1.c**: To act independently.
- **ELAGSEJ.LE1.d**: To be accountable and transparent

## Georgia Milestones coverage

No Georgia Milestones blueprint cites this standard.

Source: Georgia Standards of Excellence, published by the Georgia Department of Education at case.georgiastandards.org.