Journalists should be honest, fair and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.
Journalists should:
Admit mistakes and correct them promptly.
Test the accuracy of information from all sources and exercise care to avoid inadvertent error. Deliberate distortion is never permissible.
Diligently seek out subjects of news stories to give them the opportunity to respond to allegations of wrongdoing.
Identify sources whenever feasible. The public is entitled to as much information as possible on sources' reliability.
Always question sources motives before promising anonymity. Clarify conditions attached to any promise made in exchange for information. Keep promises.
Distinguish between advocacy and news reporting. Analysis and commentary should be labeled and not misrepresent fact or context.
Recognize a special obligation to ensure that the public's business is conducted in the open and that government records are open to inspection.
Recognize that private people have a greater right to control information about themselves than do public officials and others who seek power, influence or attention. Only an overriding public need can justify intrusion into anyones privacy.
Avoid conflicts of interest, real or perceived.
Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise integrity or damage credibility.
Refuse gifts, favors, fees, free travel and special treatment, and shun secondary employment, political involvement, public office and service in community organizations if they compromise journalistic integrity.
Disclose unavoidable conflicts.
Encourage the public to voice grievances against the news media.
Abide by the same high standards to which they hold others.
I was shocked to see Dan attempt to get answers again to the Bogus questions raised by these fraudu1ent documents..
Which it seems this is the on1y purpose of revisiting this issue.. but..
Where are the CBS executives? Where are the shareho1ders? I was ta1king to another FReeper.. who ca11ed and ta1ked to our 1oca1 paper about basing an artic1e on the o1d story today.. and they get it.. and wi11 be pub1ishing stuff about the prob1ems tomarrow.
a11 of this hanging on a not being ab1e to use a "1" as an e11 in a "modern" document..
Pro11y have to give Rush credit for his theory about Dan becoming everything he supposed1y hates.
Oh by the way.. must be getting near Christmas.. no e11.. Bwa Ha Ha Ha...