East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-01-25
"NoTHING EXTENUATEl SET DOWN NAUGHT
IN MALICE"

lNCE this the codes OF ethics ana tne
newspaper code adopted at Eugene has been pub
ished it may interest readers OF this paper TO know hat
the East Oregonan has code of its 1t was not put into
written form until few years but most OF the rules have
actually been vogue for many The following rules are
for the guidance of the East Oregonan office and were
also adopted by the Astoria Evening Budget when that paper
passed to its present ownership October |, 1919
GENERAL AND SPECIFIC RUINS @ GoyEENNG ,,ScS THE EAST oEcoNN
The business high calling offers great OPPORTUNITIES for
possibilities not wish observe the ethical
Of s@ journalism you @ should 50 into some eo s nsn gs or wV @
h0 sides Of story Be just handling the facts Don't DO ANYTHING as
newspaper worker that you would not do as man woman Keep conf
Remember TINT all the people hcroa5u
We hurt them We desire be as kind and generous
demands be deferred friendships
na s @ whsn Wne' te U ocd Hame % Write
NAH N m or opponon @ % te pper ve u him % fair % G With the news rho
teEriy Of our news columns n above an anarrels :,
W little story tn the details make better story Don't let man
e @ away % u1 he has ha @ven % you all the dope o" you may waste
Bs very cry careful about mamss Have % people % sps out % hn @ ,S ] no
the Talk cutedu the phone elsewhere and thank
Don't merely are of
daily Don't Most of them wultsy
domestic business
the rule 70 wait until the matter goes into court until an arrest is
made de Or a. suit ] filed Then M it : @ pub pSGc ] matter @ @ -
filed the circuit court II suit or before press time
may dc considered not having b ged Sometimes acton taken
hush mistake and this plan avoids doing an Injustice While all circuit
facts Justify. We scandaiac divorce suite.
case published
eases. lenency
public
AS to Justice wanerwoman without
should have tho consideration
anSo to
other publishing
aette lot
the business office.
word of explanation may be timely regarding the rule that
al circuit court must be published be they civil or Grim
ina The reason for the rule that when becomes in
Voved in civil criminal litigation those who have business
latons with him entitled to know it. Quite often his credit
involved. So people should know when suits filed
man charged with criminal ofense We publish all such
but do not aim to scandaze them needessy The de-
sire is to show due regard for individual rights yet always give
the public the information should have, Our handling OF
such divorce for instance usually satisfactory
10 ALL One for this is that people know they all
treated alike to the point that there be publicity
Naturally many may be handled very lightly in all pro
pety while other of such require
space There always available than be used
however.
The rule regarding publishing all circuit court is baset
experience and We have asked for
legal other expert advice the subt but have rested
tent with the fact the rule works well and does afford
H square deal.
The of the East 0regonan for years past has
displayed the well known words of Ohelo Nothing eXtenu
ate; set down naught in malice That pretty fair newspa
slogan and particular emphasis placed the latter part
Il Of the quotation.
The rules of the East Oregonan have been here
\ forth for the reason mentioned above.
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