PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Meredith A. Levine TI - Journalism Ethics and the Goldwater Rule in a “Post-Truth” Media World DP - 2017 Jun 01 TA - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online PG - 241--248 VI - 45 IP - 2 4099 - http://jaapl.org/content/45/2/241.short 4100 - http://jaapl.org/content/45/2/241.full SO - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2017 Jun 01; 45 AB - This article strongly supports the Goldwater Rule, a position arrived at through an exploration of journalism ethics and practice norms for reporting on public figures, and justified by three claims. First, there is a seldom-acknowledged contradiction in ethics when it comes to journalistic reporting on public figures, one that is increasingly difficult to navigate in the current media climate. Second, the goal of informing and educating the public through offering a professional opinion about the mental health of public figures is often misaligned with the realities of journalistic storytelling. Third, there are ways to inform and educate the public about mental health and public figures that do not violate the Goldwater Rule.