Editor's Credo

The main job of a journalist, to me, is to inform the public of the truth, whatever it may be. Journalist connect the American public with the rest of the world. Therefore, an journalist must respect the needs of the public and so should an editor. In knowing that a journalist's quest is to find the truth, an editor must be able to be flexible, understanding, and respectful to the journalist and the public. Editors are the final say so which gives them power; with power come responsibility. Editors need to be understanding because they will not always see eye to eye with the direction a journalist may have taken a story, but they need to be able to understand the reason why the journalist took that direction. Over all the editor needs to remember that he or she holds the power.