As I’ve continued my Twitter news trial, it’s become increasingly difficult to not despair. With the Trump impeachment inquiry, the two political sides spew dramatically different boasts. Regarding the Hong Kong protests, it’s hard to gage what’s really happening.

It makes me wonder if we can spur a movement demanding an adherence to facts within the media. The Journalist’s Creed appears to be insufficient; it holds neither the public recognition nor the necessary clout. We need something more.

The Hippocratic Oath is still used all over the world, 2400 years later. Physicians take it seriously and people trust in the process of seeing the doctor, even if they’ve never heard of the oath.

Now more than ever, it seems we need some kind of Journalistic Oath. We can disagree about economic theory and which laws best serve the people, but we cannot disagree about facts. Let’s not argue about truth.

We have much to overcome as a species, and we can do it...if we begin from the same starting place.