Law and ethics is a topic that is very important for every profession, including journalism, since journalistic professions are regulated by certain legal and ethical codes without which they can’t function because they serve to regulate social activity, for the protection of fundamental human rights and freedoms. Since journalistic professions are based on working with people, the social responsibility that media professionals demand to comply with their conscience is that they are obliged to perform their work in accordance with the agreed ethical and legal standards that were initially accepted in society. This final paper deals with the topic of legal and ethical professional responsibility of the media during the publication of various news. The paper encompasses the legal and ethical responsibility of the media to the public, explains the relationship between media rights and ethics, explains the influence of media on the judiciary, and explains the ethical determinants of contemporary media.