It's a Good Thing this is Entertainment...

The journalism course I'm taking requires us to write a blog post every week about what we discussed in class. (This is why there is a bunch of journalism thoughts, if you were curious (; )

This week, the topic was journalism and verification. 
There are 5 intellectual principles of journalism:
1. Do not add
2. Never deceive the audience
3. Be transparent as possible
4. Rely on your original reporting
5. Exercise humility

Unfortunately, the only example I could think about was Rita Skeeter in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Let's see how Miss Skeeter did with these principles.

Grinds my gears.

Right from the start, she assumes position of the most important person in the room by announcing they should all know who she is and how "her" readers are anxious to get her latest scoop (humility fail).
She certainly has a vivacious personality, but it seems abrasive when none of the champions volunteer to talk to her (I assume she has a preceding reputation). Instead of this deterring her, she makes a beeline for the only target she had the intention of interviewing anyway, Harry, because a "boy of 12" competing in a tournament for champions is front-page news! Supposing she could take creative rights for anything he did or didn't say, she asks slanted questions obviously searching for a reaction that is news-worthy, not even allowing Harry to explain (or even say more than 3 words at a time...).

Did she follow any of the intellectual principles?
I suppose you could say she relied on her original reporting when she actually published the article. Other than that, if this was a test, she gets a big fat F.