https://durhaminstitute.wordpress.com/power-of-the-press/journalism/" …The first among them is that the purpose of journalism is to provide people with the information they need to be free and self-governing.
To fulfill this task:
Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.Its first loyalty is to citizens.Its essence is a discipline of verification.Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.It must serve as an independent monitor of power.It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.… "The fourth estates’ goals are impressive, but …
https://durhaminstitute.wordpress.com/power-of-the-press/journalism/" …The first among them is that the purpose of journalism is to provide people with the information they need to be free and self-governing.
To fulfill this task:
Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth.Its first loyalty is to citizens.Its essence is a discipline of verification.Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover.It must serve as an independent monitor of power.It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise.It must strive to make the significant interesting and relevant.It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional.Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience.… "The fourth estates’ goals are impressive, but …