“It's a truism that denials never quite catch up with charges. Honest journalists who may have mistakenly printed false information know that the most prominent retraction never quite undoes the damage done by the original publication.” KnowsMayDoneHonestInformationOriginalsJournalismDenialJournalistDamageNever QuitPrintedPublicationProminentTruism Author:Tom Wicker
“I personally think honestly disclosing rather than hiding ones subjective values makes for more honest and trustworthy journalism. But no journalism - from the most stylistically objective to the most brazenly opinionated - has any real value unless it is grounded in facts, evidence, and verifiable data.” ThinkingRealFactsValuesHonestEvidenceHonestlyObjectivesJournalismDataHidingGroundedSubjectiveTrustworthyOpinionatedReal Value Author:Glenn Greenwald
“Everyone seems to assume that the unscrupulous parts of journalism will be the frivolous or jocular parts. This is against all ethical experience. Jokes are generally honest. Complete solemnity is almost always dishonest. The writer of the snippet merely refers to a frivolous and fugitive fact in a frivolous and fugitive way. The writer of the leading article has to write about a fact he has known for 20 minutes as though he has studied it for 20 years.” WayWritingYearsFactsSeemsKnownMinutesHonestJokesAssumingJournalismEthicalArticlesFrivolousFugitiveSolemnity Author:Gilbert K. Chesterton
“That being said, even if we cannot achieve it, journalism that strives toward objectivity and fairness has an important place in our society. So, too, does being honest and open when presenting our own opinions, as you do so well in your book” IfsWellsDoeSaidImportantBookOpinionAchieveHonestStriveJournalismBeing HonestOur SocietyFairnessStrifeObjectivityPresenting Author:Sheri Fink