"Do nothing I cannot defend."
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"Cover, write, and present every story with the care I would want if the story were about me."
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"Assume there is at least one other side or version to every story."
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"Assume the viewer is as smart and as caring and as good a person as I am."
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"Assume the same about all people on whom I report."
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"Assume personal lives are a private matter until a legitimate turn in the story absolutely mandates otherwise."
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"Carefully separate opinion and analysis from straight news stories, and clearly label everything."
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"Do not use anonymous sources or blind quotes except on rare and monumental occasions."
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"No one should ever be allowed to attack another anonymously."
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"And finally, I am not in the entertainment business."
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Source ; Another Chapter Begins for Newshour
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