Journalist's Code of Honor

Kilmore · 07-09-2014, 06:08 AM

-10 points

Honest, unbiased public enlightenment is a cornerstone for liberty and justice. Documenting events is worth the risk to safety and security as long as the truth gets told. Credit all sources as much as possible and claim no credit for work that is not your own. Hold politicians, police, clergy, celebrities, and other high status individuals to the higher standards that they supposedly set for themselves.

Did I miss anything?

Agemegos · 07-09-2014, 06:17 AM

"Protect your sources".

DanHoward · 07-09-2014, 06:26 AM

Journalist's Code of Murdoch -5 points

"Nudie bits increase circulation"
"Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story"
"Bribes are good"
"Printing a retraction is cheaper than factchecking"
"The word exclusive doesn't mean what everyone else thinks it means"

Grouchy Chris · 07-09-2014, 06:39 AM

Meet your deadlines.

Kilmore · 07-09-2014, 06:51 AM

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Originally Posted by Grouchy Chris

Meet your deadlines.

I thought that was enforced by editors.

robkelk · 07-09-2014, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by DanHoward

Journalist's Code of Murdoch -5 points

"Nudie bits increase circulation"
"Don't let the truth get in the way of a good story"
"Bribes are good"
"Printing a retraction is cheaper than factchecking"
"The word exclusive doesn't mean what everyone else thinks it means"

"If the facts conflict with the legend, print the legend."

This version's been around for a lot longer than Murdoch has.

Randyman · 07-09-2014, 07:54 AM

"Maintain the narrative; the people cannot be trusted to interpret events 'correctly'."

jason taylor · 07-09-2014, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Kilmore

-10 points

Honest, unbiased public enlightenment is a cornerstone for liberty and justice. Documenting events is worth the risk to safety and security as long as the truth gets told. Credit all sources as much as possible and claim no credit for work that is not your own. Hold politicians, police, clergy, celebrities, and other high status individuals to the higher standards that they supposedly set for themselves.

Did I miss anything?

Luce, Moorehead, and Pyle were clearly biased against Nazis. They also didn't consider the truth worth the risk to security because of aforesaid bias against Nazis.

Kilmore · 07-09-2014, 10:33 AM

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Originally Posted by jason taylor

Luce, Moorehead, and Pyle were clearly biased against Nazis. They also didn't consider the truth worth the risk to security because of aforesaid bias against Nazis.

I should have said "personal security". Moorehead covered a great many battles, and we know what happened to Pyle.

Johnny1A.2 · 07-09-2014, 10:53 AM

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Originally Posted by robkelk

"If the facts conflict with the legend, print the legend."

This version's been around for a lot longer than Murdoch has.

'A retraction in fine print on page 139 makes up for a triple-sized front page headline that was wrong or disingenuous.'

'A heart-warming or heart-rending picture is worth 100 stories that actually explain the context, so why waste time on the context?'

07-09-2014, 06:08 AM	#1
Kilmore Join Date: Aug 2007	Journalist's Code of Honor -10 points Honest, unbiased public enlightenment is a cornerstone for liberty and justice. Documenting events is worth the risk to safety and security as long as the truth gets told. Credit all sources as much as possible and claim no credit for work that is not your own. Hold politicians, police, clergy, celebrities, and other high status individuals to the higher standards that they supposedly set for themselves. Did I miss anything?

07-09-2014, 06:17 AM	#2
Agemegos Join Date: May 2005 Location: Oz	Re: Journalist's Code of Honor "Protect your sources". __________________ Decay is inherent in all composite things. Nod head. Get treat.

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