The objective of this undergraduate thesis is to investigate the current state of ethics in journalism from the perspective of Croatian journalists. Ethics is extremely important in journalism, but also in every other profession. If there is no ethics in journalism, there is no objective reporting. The ethics of journalism consist of ethical principles and rules that enable quality and proper journalistic activities. For journalists to act in accordance with ethical principles and rules, they must use the Croatian Journalists’Code of Honour or the code of ethics of the media house in which they operate. The theoretical part oft he paper defines key concepts such as ethics, journalism, and the ethics of journalism. Moreover, the ethics of journalism is presented in the historical context and he importance of the existence of ethical principles and their application through media self-regulation is emphasised. In addition, the theoretical part of the paper presents a recent study on the ethics of journalism. In the research part of the paper a quantitative survey was conducted on a sample of 36 people. The survey 15 questions were asked related to the state of ethics of journalism in Croatia, knowledge of media self-regulation and ethical codes of profession and violation of ethical determinants. In the study, the respondents’ answers were analyzed and presented using graphical elements in order to reach a conclusion about the state of journalism ethics in the Republic of Croatia