Commission members rotate once per three years, and they perform their duties pro bono.
In 2001-2016, the Commission on Journalistic Ethics was headed by Volodymyr Mostovyi, editor-in-chief of Dzerkaly Tyzhnia weekly newspaper. Since 2017, the Commission has been headed for the second term in a row by Andrii Kulykov, a journalist, TV and radio host, co-founder of “Hromadske Radio” (Public Radio).
On March 16, 2020, at the general meeting of the Commission on Journalistic Ethics, the new composition of the Commission was selected, with 15 representatives (8 men and 7 women). The procedure for selecting the members of the CJE is described in detail in the Regulation of the Commission on Journalistic Ethics NGO