- 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.”
• No one should ever be allowed to attack another anonymously.
I know Jim Lehrer (one of my favourite dudes of all time) doesn’t mean it in this sense, but…
I was just reading some of the comments below the CBC story on the death of the Avenge Sevenfold drummer and I will never understand how unbelievably idiotic and unfunny some most people are.
@all lies from all sides
“An autopsy has been scheduled to determine cause of death.”
“looking at the photo I can make an educated guess”
What is your educated guess? He died from drowning in a water bottle? Improper use of eyeliner? One too many belts?
Bahha ha ha haha. Holy Shit. Get me Larry David on the phone. We got the next fucking Seinfeld over here and his name is “friedfood1”.
Honestly, CBC is damaging journalism and by extension our societal discourse by including comments on stories. They should just stop.
