In 2008, when journalist Aidan White wrote To Tell You the Truth: The Ethical Journalism Initiative, there was no social media. At the time, the first step towards building public trust in journalism was by developing and implementing ethical standards. However, now, with the spread of social media and the growth of a new information disorder, journalists need to do this and much more to explain their craft and role. Short-lived WhatsApp forwards and social media rants do not decide the content of political coverage. The New York Times Politics Editor, Patrick Healy, has come up with an idea to address some of these concerns.

Source: The Hindu January 20, 2019 18:45 UTC