The Elements of Journalism
by Bill Kovach, Tom Rosenstiel · Bill Kovach & Tom Rosenstiel
Distills interviews and forums with working journalists into the core principles governing the practice, beginning with an obligation to truth and a loyalty to citizens. Gives a reader criteria for judging whether reporting serves the public.
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