9 Elemen Jurnalistik
Bill Kovach dan Tom Rosentiel bersama - sama membuat buku tentang jurnalistik yang akhirnya menjadi sangat terkenal di kalangan para wartawan dan jurnalistik sedunia. Nama buku itu adalah The Element of Journalism : What Newspeople Should Know and The Public Should Expect. Didalam buku tersebut, terdapat 9 elemen jurnalisme. 9 Elemen jurnalisme itu adalah: 1. Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth. 2. Its first loyalty is to the citizens. 3. Its essence is discipline of verification. 4. Its practitioners must maintain an independence from those they cover. 5. It must serve as an independent monitor of power. 6. It must provide a forum for public criticism and compromise. 7. It must strive to make the significant interesting, and relevant. 8. It must keep the news comprehensive and proportional. 9. Its practitioners must be allowed to exercise their personal conscience. Terjemahan: Sembilan Ele...