Jim Lehrer’s Rules of Journalism

Re:Jim Lehrer’s Rules of Journalism by jimhefferon on Saturday January 25, 2020 @03:00PM (#22148310)

Thank you for saying this. It was the case when I first joined HN that many posts were quite conservative. But here, and frankly across the US, there has been a shift to voices that are indeed deplorable.

I admired Jim Lehrer no end. But a person can wonder if the rules alone are strong enough to withstand the assault.

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Re:Jim Lehrer’s Rules of Journalism by AnimalMuppet on Saturday January 25, 2020 @10:52PM (#22150286)

No. Rules alone are not enough without moral character on the part of the reporter. Lehrer showed moral character in proposing the rules, and even more in acting on them in a consistent manner. But without the moral character in the reporters (and their managers), the rules are just wallpaper.

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