美国著名报纸《华盛顿邮报》前东主迈尔（Eugene I. Meyer）为该报制定的办报方针：
1.That the first mission of a newspaper is to tell the truth as nearly as the truth may be ascertained；
一份报纸的首要使命，便是报导尽可能接近已确认事实的真相；
2.That the newspaper shall tell ALL the truth so far as it can learn it, concerning important affairs of America and the world；
报纸要报导所能够了解到的有关美国和国际重要事务的全部真相；
3.That as a disseminator of news, the paper shall observe the decencies that are obligatory upon a private gentleman；
作为新闻传播者，报纸要如绅士般庄重；
4. That what it prints shall be fit reading for the young as well as for the old；
报纸的内容应老少皆宜；
5. That the newspaper’s duty is to its readers and to the public at large, and not to the private interests of its owner；
报纸要对其读者和普罗大众负责，而不是对报社老板的私利负责；
6. That pursuit of truth, the newspaper shall be prepared to make sacrifice of its material fortunes, if such course be necessary for the public good；
若对公众有益，报纸要准备为追求真实报导而牺牲自身利益；
7.That 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；
报纸不能与任何特殊利益集团结盟。在报导公共事务和公众人物时，要做到公平、自由和健康。
