The American Society of Newspaper Editors aims to be to journalism what the American Bar Association is to the legal fraternity.
Its first annual meeting in Washington was made notable by the adoption of a code of ethics. The more specific sections are:
1) Against press agenting: "Socalled news communications from private sources should not be published without public notice of their source.
2) "Headlines should be fully warranted by the contents of the articles which they surmount."
3) " A newspaper should not invade private rights or feelings...
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