Code of Ethics

I agreed with all that the Poynter Institute had to say about what the code of ethics should be. I also thought the question they told you to ask yourself (how willing would you be to explain your editing process/techniques to the public) made a good point. If you had to explain certain things to the public would you do the same thing or would you do them differently. I think it makes the reporter more cautious about what they are doing. It is our job to show reality and not to create it... that's for movie directors. This is why I think it is important to follow the "do not add" rule, because when you add certain elements it changes reality, which isn't what journalism is.