Golden rule?
<p><span word="Reader">Reader</span> <span word="question">question</span>:</p><p><span word="Please">Please</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> “<span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>” <span word="as">as</span> <span word="in">in</span>: “<span word="Objectivity">Objectivity</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span>.” <span word="Is">Is</span> “<span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>” <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fixed">fixed</span> <span word="phrase">phrase</span>?</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="comments">comments</span>:</p><p><span word="Gold">Gold</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="precious">precious</span> <span word="metal">metal</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="extension">extension</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="highly">highly</span> <span word="valued">valued</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="treasured">treasured</span>. <span word="We">We</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="boy">boy</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="sunset">sunset</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span>, <span word="so">so</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="forth">forth</span>.</p><p><span word="A">A</span> <span word="golden">golden</span> <span word="rule">rule</span>, <span word="then">then</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span> <span word="principle">principle</span> (<span word="rule">rule</span>) <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="violate">violate</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="paraphrase">paraphrase</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="above">above</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="follows">follows</span>: <span word="Objectivity">Objectivity</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="journalism">journalism</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cardinal">cardinal</span> <span word="principle">principle</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="important">important</span> <span word="value">value</span>.</p><p><span word="As">As</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="practicing">practicing</span> <span word="journalist">journalist</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="want">want</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="pence">pence</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="topic">topic</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="emphasizing">emphasizing</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="exactly">exactly</span> <span word="so">so</span>. <span word="Without">Without</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="objective">objective</span>, <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="hack">hack</span> <span word="writes">writes</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="either">either</span> <span word="outright">outright</span> <span word="propaganda">propaganda</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="advertisement">advertisement</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="whatever">whatever</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="it">it</span>.</p><p><span word="Another">Another</span> <span word="point">point</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="readily">readily</span> <span word="add">add</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="journalists">journalists</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="agree">agree</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="understandable">understandable</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="person">person</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="objective">objective</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="regarded">regarded</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="subjective">subjective</span> (<span word="and">and</span> <span word="peculiar">peculiar</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="eyes">eyes</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="another">another</span>, <span word="given">given</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="politics">politics</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="view">view</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="mean">mean</span>, <span word="we">we</span> <span word="cannot">cannot</span> <span word="avoid">avoid</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="subjective">subjective</span> <span word="entirely">entirely</span>, <span word="can">can</span> <span word="we">we</span>?</p><p><span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="this">this</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="nowadays">nowadays</span> <span word="often">often</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="discussing">discussing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="subject">subject</span>. <span word="By">By</span> <span word="fairness">fairness</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="mean">mean</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reporter">reporter</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="one">one</span>-<span word="sided">sided</span> <span word="views">views</span>. <span word="If">If</span>, <span word="for">for</span> <span word="example">example</span>, <span word="you">you</span>’<span word="re">re</span> <span word="writing">writing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="story">story</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="accuses">accuses</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="you">you</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="person">person</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="publishing">publishing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="story">story</span>.</p>
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