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Somewhat amusingly, the list highlights the Achilles heel of journalism by omitting one simple rule: "tell the truth".

Not lying is not at all the same as telling the truth.

Modern journalism, at best (very rarely seen), tells you something that is, narrowly taken, true. Even this version of journalism does not attempt to tell you what the actual truth of the matter is.

Narrowly true statement: "Republican Senator Blarg said today on the floor of the Senate "these charges are nonsense, fake news, totally made up"."

That's a true statement! It was said! But it's also misleading about the whole matter to convey it to your readers.

Telling your viewers the real truth of the situation: "The charges levied in the Senate are obviously accurate and serious, but Republican Senators are lying about them in an attempt to obfuscate and downplay the situation."