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Faith in the things which money cannot buy.
A respect for the old, particularly in manners.
An interest in the new, particularly in ideas.
TIME is not dispassionate about news. It cares about what's going on in the world, and it hopes that its readers care. TIME, seeking a truthful summation of the news, knows well that it can be wrong. But the possibility of error is no excuse for failing to try to communicate the sense of the news. The people will act (or fail to act) on whatever information they have. They are not allowed to wait until "all the facts" are in, and computed by machines not yet invented.
Over its 25 years, TIME acquired in some quarters a reputation for "impartiality" which it did not seek and does not want. Fairness is TIME'S goal.
What's the difference between impartiality and fairness? The responsible journalist is "partial" to that interpretation of the facts which seems to him to fit things as they are. He is fair in not twisting the facts to support his view, in not suppressing the facts that support a different view.