The Center for Citizen Media has a page outlining the basic principles that "detail the bedrock foundations of journalism to help citizen reporters grasp the fundamentals of the craft in a networked age."
The sections are divided into accuracy, thoroughness, fairness, transparency, independence and resources.
And more....
Good stuff - and if you want to lose a lot of your time -- check out the links in our resources section. Yikes!
http://zero.newassignment.net/resources_5