In the 1980s there were several unusual violations to journalism. Reporters were caught making up parts or all of their stories. In one case, a woman given journalism's highest honor, a Pulitzer Prize, had to give it back when they found out that her main character in the prize-winning story didn't exist.

Accuracy, to the ethical journalist, has a special meaning and close doesn't count. Accuracy is the highest of the principles of the ethical journalist, and it means that every bit of information printed has to be exact; spelling, facts, names,

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