MANILA, Philippines — The National Union of Journalists of the Philippines (NUJP) called “problematic and unethical” the alleged order of a newspaper editor to hack websites. Citing the Journalists’ Code of Ethics, the NUJP said media practitioners should only resort to “fair and honest methods” of obtaining materials. One of the suspects tagged Manila Bulletin tech editor Art Samaniego for supposedly instructing him to hack websites and mobile apps to test their vulnerabilities. READ: 3 suspected hackers caught, tech journalist implicated“It would be problematic and unethical for journalists to instigate incidents — alleged hacking in this case — to have something to report about,” the NUJP said in a statement Monday. The NUJP, however, said Samaniego should be afforded the presumption of innocence and the right to due process.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 24, 2024 09:18 UTC