1) MISSION: We attempt to publish purposeful newspapers that encourage and support meaningful community involvement, and that provide citizens with the knowledge and participation they need to make rational decisions about public issues.
2) SERVICE: We operate each of our newspapers as a public trust, in the public interest. We believe that our dedication to conscientious journalism is the best way we can help each of our communities become a better place to live and work.
3) ETHICS: We are committed to upholding high ethical standards in all of our dealings. We attempt to treat every individual (inside the company and outside) with courtesy and respect.
4) STRENGTH: While our mission is our driving force, we recognize that we must earn sufficient profits to ensure the company's continuity, independence and growth."
"Our business values
1) SERVICE: We strive to help our communities become better places to live and work through our dedication to conscientious journalism and by providing a vigorous advertising marketplace.
2) ETHICS: We intend to be a company of which we can all be proud, known for its integrity, fairness and respect for others. Our business relationships are built on honesty, service, quality products and value. We seek all-win relationships. We believe we can be successful without victimizing anybody."
We pledge:
- To operate this newspaper as a public trust.
- To help our community become better place to live and work, through our dedication to conscientious journalism.
- To provide the information citizens need to make their own intelligent decisions about public issues.
- To report the news with honesty, accuracy, purposeful neutrality, fairness, objectivity, fearlessness and compassion.
- To use our opinion pages to facilitate community debate, not to dominate it with our own opinions.
- To disclose our own conflicts of interest or potential conflicts to our readers.
- To correct our errors and to give each correction the prominence it deserves
- To provide a right to reply to those we write about.
- To treat people with courtesy, respect and compassion."
AS SELF-DESIGNATED MONITORS OF THIS PUBLICATION AND ITS DIGITAL REPRESENTATIONS, OUR GOAL IS TO ENSURE THAT THEY ARE LIVING UP TO THEIR CORPORATE PLEDGE AND THAT THEY ARE BEHAVING IN A NON-PARTISAN, ETHICAL MANNER. IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE THIS GOAL, WE WILL NEED THE ASSISTANCE OF YOU, OUR READERS. WE ASK THAT YOU COMMENT ON THIS ARTICLE AND SUBMIT ANY MATERIAL PUBLISHED BY THIS COMPANY THAT WOULD INDICATE A BIAS, POLITICAL OR OTHERWISE.
