Fake News

"Real news" is written by professional journalists who adhere to ethical guidelines for gathering and writing the news.  Examples of journalistic codes of ethics:

Society of Professional Journalists code of ethics, including:

• seek truth and report it
• minimize harm
• act independently
• be accountable and transparent

NPR Standards of Journalism, including:

• accuracy
• fairness
• completeness
• honesty
• independence
• impartiality
• transparency
• accountability
• respect
• excellence

New York Times Code of Ethics, including:

• fairness
• integrity
• truth