The Eight Truth Guidelines

At heart, the premise of the book Robert Giles authored, When Truth Mattered: The Kent State Shootings 50 Years Later, reinforces the productive values of journalism a half-century ago and suggests how they might serve us all today.

Here are eight lessons from the Akron Beacon Journal’s reporting on the Kent State tragedy, May 4, 1970. Consider them a toolbox for understanding today’s news events.