华盛顿邮报办报的七原则
1, The first mission of a newpaper is to tell the truth as nearly as the truth maybe ascertained.
1，报纸的首要任务是要求证和报道尽可能最接近事实的真相。
2, The newspaper shall tell ALL the truth so fa as it can learn it, concerning the important affairs of America and the world.
2，报纸需要说出凡它能获取到的关涉美国和世界重大事件的全面的真相。
3,As a disseminator of the news, the paper shall observe the decencies that are obligatory upon a private gentleman.
3，作为新闻的传播者，报纸要像一个绅士那样恪守正直和体面。
4,What it prints shall be fit reading for the young as well as for the old.
4，印刷出来的东西要老少咸宜。
5,The newspaper's duty is to its readers and to the public at large, and not to the private interests of its owner.
报纸只需要对读者和全体公众负责，而不需对这张报纸老板的私利负责。
6, In the pursuit of truth, the newpaper shall be prepared to make sacrifices of its material fortunes, if such course be necessary for the public good.
6，在追求真相的过程中，报纸需要时刻准备着为维护公共利益而牺牲自己的物质利益。
7,The newspaper shall not be the ally of any special interest, but shall be fair and free and wholesome in its outlook on public affairs and public men.
7，报纸不应与任何利益集团结盟，面对公共事件和公共人物，需要保持公正、独立、健全的形象。
Eugene Meyer, March 5, 1935
尤金.梅耶，1935年3月5日
