Jim Lehrer: People often ask me if there are guidelines in our - TopicsExpress



          

Jim Lehrer: People often ask me if there are guidelines in our practice of what I like to call MacNeil/Lehrer journalism. Well, yes, there are. And here they are: * Do nothing I cannot defend. * Cover, write and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me. * Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story. * Assume the viewer is as smart and as caring and as good a person as I am. * Assume the same about all people on whom I report. * Assume personal lives are a private matter, until a legitimate turn in the story absolutely mandates otherwise. * Carefully separate opinion and analysis from straight news stories, and clearly label everything. * Do not use anonymous sources or blind quotes, except on rare and monumental occasions. * No one should ever be allowed to attack another anonymously. * And, finally, I am not in the entertainment business.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 23:11:36 +0000

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