It was the first publicly acknowledged adjustment in the younger Mr. Murdoch's newspaper responsibilities since the British tabloid phone hacking scandal that has enveloped the company.
There is a need to balance, in a free society, press freedom alongside newspapers' responsibility to deliver accurate, fair and appropriate content.
It doesn't require statute to implement – merely a shift in perspective about newspapers' responsibilities towards the public and a recognition by employers about their responsibility towards a well-trained staff.
It's the newspaper's responsibility to put the information in the newspaper.
Still, The Daily Mail, a British tabloid newspaper, pinned responsibility for the company's failures on its former private equity owner.
Prometheus, MIT's monthly newspaper about responsibility and freedom, has disbanded after two issues, said Tara R. Diduch '06, the editor in chief.
A newspaper's responsibility is not to be an economic cheerleader, but to maintain a level head and help put the world in perspective for readers.
"The protocol is that it's the newspaper's responsibility to be absolutely clear about who will be appearing at a forum and what the format will be," she said.
Part of a newspaper's responsibility is being a forum for the free exchange of ideas.
At the same time, I have to say I believe it's every newspaper's responsibility to serve up the bad news with the good.
