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Responsible Adult

noun

realm: personal behavior

Someone who is trustworthy, reliable, honest and willing to be accountable for his or her actions.

Foundations

An Adult is someone in a position of responsibility, leadership, education, or management who is trustworthy, reliable, honest, and ethical.

Trustworthy means being responsible and worthy of trust or belief by way of taking responsibility for one’s conduct and obligations.

Reliable means being worthy of reliance or trust that warrants reliance on what is published as a reliable source of information.

Earning the confidence of others requires honesty. Being honest, or honorable in our work means not being disposed to lie, cheat or defraud and not behaving in a deceptive or fraudulent way.

Responsible means being worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust, willing to be held accountable. Ethical means to behave in a way that is open, responsible and trustworthy.

All of these ideas are central to responsible journalism as well as the foundations for many terms used here and elsewhere to describe the characteristics and qualities of journalists, editors and reporters.