The rise of digital technology has lowered the entry point of reporting news to where anyone with a cellphone could call themselves a reporter.

What distinguishes a journalist from the observant Twitter user, though, is the set of values by which a journalist pursues his or her craft.

Etched in stone above the entrance to the Dallas Morning News is the phrase: "Build the news upon the rock of truth and righteousness. Conduct it always upon the lines of fairness and integrity. Acknowledge the right of the people to get from the newspaper both sides of every important question."

"It really says something about what you hope your people will produce and what you hope that you'll be able to uncover," said David Duitch, the editor of DallasNews.com, the Dallas Morning News' website. "This newspaper has tackled a lot of tough subjects and it's wonderful to see. It's certainly part of the reason I love being here."

Duitch spoke with It's All Journalism producers Anna Miars and Michael O'Connell about how the website and newspaper cover their community and what makes someone a journalist.

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