The first attempts to articulate the rights and responsibilities of journalists were made more than 150 years ago at a time of confrontation between The Times of London and the British government. Since then, the evolution of ethical principles of journalism has addressed curbing the use of media to promote hatred, war and propaganda, challenge the publication of “fake news” and the adopting of professional standards. This selection of recommended reading on media ethics is taken from accountablejournalism,org, a collaborative project that aims to be the world’s largest collection of ethical codes of conduct and press organisations.