Principles of Journalism

Casper S. Yost, the then President of the American Society of Newspaper Editors, is eminently qualified to have penned this treatise on the definite formulation of the fundamentals principles of journalism.

Yost has very strongly argued for the establishment of just principles for the conduct and practice of journalism, as there is no other human agency that is in such constant, intimate and persistent touch with the public as that of journalism. Its influence, whether profound or superficial, whether good or bad, is universal, pervading every sphere of our life. Its conduct, therefore, is a matter of public concern, and what journalism thinks of itself, the standards by which it guides itself and by which it wishes to be judged, its conception of its responsibilities to the public, its aims and ideals, are all a matter of public interest.

The book is a must read for all connected with the profession of journalism, and those to whom the news-making and news-reporting is a matter of great concern.