Water Cooler Welcome! You must be a registered Inmate to post in this Asylum. |
|
In Reply to: Another PPW (Palin Pearl of Wisdom) posted by rlindsa on May 23, 2010 at 05:29:10:
have said was, I learned these elements of jounalism in college and numbers 1,2,3, and 4 are not being adhered to these days.
1. Journalism's first obligation is to the truth.
2. Its first loyalty is to the citizens.
3. Its essence is discipline of verification.
4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.
5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power.
6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.
7. It must strive to make the significant interesting, and relevant.
8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.
9. It's practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors:
Follow Ups
- Yes, that doesn't make sense. What she should - audiogatorjim 05/23/1006:14:32 05/23/10 (4)
- Your concern for those tenets - castironandtubes 07:21:25 05/23/10 (0)
- RE: Yes, that doesn't make sense. What she should - volunteer 06:20:57 05/23/10 (2)
- RE: Yes, that doesn't make sense. What she should - audiogatorjim 08:22:49 05/23/10 (1)
- RE: Yes, that doesn't make sense. What she should - volunteer 09:27:11 05/23/10 (0)