Talk About Ethics

Seek Truth and Report it as Fully as Possible

• Inform yourself continuously so you in turn can inform, engage, and educate the public in a clear and compelling way on significant issues.
  
• Be honest, fair, and courageous in gathering, reporting, and interpreting accurate information.
  
• Give voice to the voiceless.
  
• Hold the powerful accountable.
  

• Guard vigorously the essential stewardship role a free press plays in an open society.
  
• Seek out and disseminate competing perspectives without being unduly influenced by those who would use their power or position counter to the public interest.
  
• Remain free of associations and activities that may compromise your integrity or damage your credibility.
  
• Recognize that good ethical decisions require individual responsibility enriched by collaborative efforts.

• Be compassionate for those affected by your actions.
  
• Treat sources, subjects, and colleagues as human beings deserving of respect, not merely as means to your journalistic ends.
  
• Recognize that gathering and reporting information may cause harm or discomfort, but balance those negatives by choosing alternatives that maximize your goal of truthtelling.