Bill Kovach, as reported by Wayne Dawkins of the Hampton Daily Press, is encouraging journalists to start defining what is essential regarding their craft. Of particular interest to me are some essential principals put forth in this piece including an obligation to the truth, and loyalty to the readers. I'm thinking about means to simulate agent behavior in media ecosystems, but without a firm grounding of the foundations, a simulation is useless. This could be the teeniest start.
Memo to self: buy and read Kovach's book