Honesty in Journalists were asked if they had Many referenced how important ever lied to a story source to get it is for them to maintain ethical journalism information. The overwhelming standards of truth and honesty in majority (95%) said they had not. their journalism work. Ninety-昀椀ve percent of journalists Others pointed out that “white lies” said they have never lied to a source to were common in the industry, such as get information. pretending to align with someone’s politics or enjoy an entertainer’s Many pointed out how they would not show. Others said they had pretended risk jeopardising trust or relationships to know either more or less than they they have built with sources or actually did in order to corroborate a community, or harming their information. reputation as a journalist. Integrity is all we have, when that is gone, so is our value and worth to the world as media. Never lied 95% Have lied 2% N/A 3% Other