APPENDIX The Core Values of Digital Journalism
A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad.
—Albert Camus, French novelist, essayist, and dramatist
Were it left to me to decide whether we should have a government without newspapers, or newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment to prefer the latter.
—Thomas Jefferson
Presented here are definitions and descriptions of the core values of journalism, values that are essential regardless of medium. These values include accuracy, reasonableness, transparency, fairness, and independence.
Journalism Value 1: Accuracy
Without accuracy, what would be the point of journalism? The Society of Professional ...
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