Journalism encompasses such a wide scope of ideas that I find it hard to imagine nine principles, much less a single one can truly explain everything about it. But after reading the nine principles and seven yardsticks, I felt differently. I began to realize that maybe their was one principle that outweighed the others in importance. I decided that "truth" is the most important. If people can't even believe what you say then there isn't even a point to the rest of the principles. First and foremost, an article must be truthful to the world as a whole.
To prove what I said, think of all of the principles and yardsticks and think of a time when it has been violated. When someone fabricates stories, it is much more harmful for the audience than when a news outlet doesn't cover a story they probably should have. Though all of the yardsticks and principles are undoubtedly important, truth is among the most important.
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