10 commandments of journalism

Posted on March 28, 2008 by Melissa Worden

Charles Donelan summarized his experience at the Nieman Conference on Narrative Journalism in Boston March 14-16. It’s a good read.

He particularly liked listening to Marcus Mabry, the international business editor of the New York Times, who shared his 10 commandments of journalism:

1. Come alone to your keyboard

2. Follow where your reporting leads

3. Don’t become a tool of someone else’s score settling

4. Know when you are writing for

5. Be prepared to be unknown

6. Write everyday

7. Don’t only write

8. Don’t lose yourself

9. Luxuriate in language, but not too much

10. All good writing is narrative writing