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Journalists Ask Questions, Then Refuse to Answer Them

‘How can we have the guts to run a controversial story and then put a muzzle on staffers to comment?’
September 15, 2001
David Folkenflik

With Child-Care Stories, It Still Comes Down to Mothers

Negative findings grab the headlines.
September 15, 2001
Barbara A. Willer

A Bullet, a Boy, a Story, and a Reporter’s Observations

A journalist with an injured family member witnesses the press in action.
September 15, 2001
Robert Salladay

Principle No. 5

Journalists must serve as an independent monitor of power.
June 15, 2001

Principle No. 6

Journalism must provide a forum for public criticism and comment.
June 15, 2001

Principle No. 7

Journalists must make the significant interesting and relevant.
June 15, 2001

Principle No. 8

Journalists should keep the news in proportion and make it comprehensive.
June 15, 2001

Principle No. 9

Journalists have an obligation to personal conscience.
June 15, 2001

Principle No. 4

Journalists must maintain an independence from those they cover.
June 15, 2001

Principle No. 2

Journalism’s first loyalty is to citizens.
June 15, 2001