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                                   EXHIBIT 14

                                 Code of Ethics
                          for Senior Financial Officers
                       and the Principal Executive Officer
                                       of
                            NEWS COMMUNICATIONS, INC.

          News Communications, Inc. (the "Company") is committed to conducting
its business in compliance with all the applicable laws and regulations of the
jurisdictions in which it operates and in accordance with high standards of
business conduct. The Company strives to maintain the highest standard of
accuracy, completeness and disclosure in its financial dealings, records and
reports. These standards serve as the basis for managing the Company's business,
for meeting the Company's duties to its shareholders and for maintaining
compliance with financial reporting requirements. All of the Company's financial
executives must agree to comply with the following principles, and the Chief
Executive Officer, in his capacity as the Company's principal executive officer,
to whom all senior financial officers ultimately report, will promote and
support this Code of Ethics, and, to the extent consistent with his or her
duties and responsibilities, comply with the following principles:

          Each senior financial officer of the Company will adhere to and
advocate the following principals and responsibilities governing his or her
professional and ethical conduct, each to the best of his or her knowledge and
ability:

1. Act with honesty and integrity and in an ethical manner in handling actual or
apparent conflicts of interest in personal and professional relationships.

2. Promptly disclose to the Company, through the Chairman of the Audit
Committee, any material transaction or relationship that reasonably could be
expected to give rise to a conflict of interest between personal and
professional relationships.

3. Provide constituents with information that is accurate, complete, objective,
relevant, timely and understandable.

4. Comply with the rules and regulations of federal, state, provincial and local
governments and other appropriate private and public regulatory agencies.

5. Act in good faith, responsibility, with due care, competence and diligence,
without misrepresenting material facts or allowing his or her independent
judgment to be subordinated.

6. Use good business judgment in the processing and recording of all financial
transactions.

7. Respect the confidentiality of information acquired in the course of the
Company's business, except when authorized or otherwise legally obligated to
disclose such information, and not use confidential information acquired in the
course of work for personal advantage.

8. Share knowledge and maintain skills important and relevant to his or her
constituents' needs.

9. Promote ethical behavior among constituents in the work environment.

10. Achieve responsible use of and control over all assets and resources
employed or entrusted to him or her.

11. Comply with generally accepted accounting standards and practices, rules,
regulations and controls.

12. Ensure that accounting entries are promptly and accurately recorded and
properly documented and that no accounting entry intentionally distorts or
disguises the true nature of any business transaction.

13. Maintain books and records that fairly and accurately reflect the Company's
business transactions.

14. Sign only those documents that he or she believes to be accurate and
truthful.

15. Devise, implement and maintain sufficient internal controls to assure that
financial record keeping objectives are met.

16. Prohibit the establishment of any undisclosed or unrecorded funds or assets
for any purpose and provide for the proper and prompt recording of all
disbursements of funds and all receipts.





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17. Not knowingly be a party to any illegal activity or engage in acts that are
discreditable to his or her profession or the Company.

18. Respect and contribute to the legitimate and ethical objectivess of the
Company.

19. Engage in only those services for which he or she has the necessary
knowledge, skill and expertise.

20. Not make, or tolerate to be made, false or artificial statements or entries
for any purpose in the books and records of the Company or in any internal or
external correspondence, memoranda, or communication of any type, including
telephone or wire communications.

21. Report to the Company, through the Chairman of the Audit Committee, any
situation where the Code of Ethics, the Company's standards or any applicable
laws are being violated.

I acknowledge that it is my responsibility to report to the Company any
situation where the Company's standards or the laws are being violated. I
further acknowledge, that failure to comply with this Code of Ethics will not be
tolerated by the Company and that deviations therefrom or violations thereof
will result in serious reprimand by the Company, including but not limited to
immediate dismissal.