1. Objectivity: journalists stick to observable facts and avoid injecting their opinions into news reports.
~Interview multiple sources to gain all sides of a story and differing viewpoints
~ Interview more sources than those who can provide only basic answers
~Work to promote topics of importance in the public eye
2. Thoroughness: give the audience as much information as possible so they can understand what is happening and make informed decisions based on that information.
~Find the best sources and evidence for every story
~Explain what is being reported so readers and viewers can understand what is happening.
~Get to know and understand your subjects so you can develop intelligent viewpoints
3. Accuracy: getting the facts straight in a story.
~Beging interviews by getting basic questions (name, age, title), and repeat that information back to the source to verify it is correct
~Do not rely on secondhand information
~Check information from interviewed sources against original sources
4. Fairness: Represent all sides of a story as fairly and accurately as possible
~Letting people respond when they think you have reported something incorrectly
~Do not "frame" stories
~Represent the other side of the story as extensively and accurately as possible.
5. Transparency: gain and maintain public trust by being as open as possible about what biases you bring to a story, how you got the information for your story and how you choose which stories to report on.
~Provide information on how you acquire sources and information
~Let your audience take part in choosing what kinds of stories should be reported on
~Offer a behind the scenes look into how your publication exsists
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Nice intro in the last post and good practical tips here. I especially like the very last one in #5. What about the last one in #1? Is that objective? An interesting question to ponder in class tomorrow!
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