Freedom of the press is a core principle of American democracy, and Lake County News strives to uphold the importance of press freedom through truthful, ethical and accurate coverage of the community.
Lake County News is an online-based independent, nonpartisan news publication serving Lake County, California, and the greater rural Northern California region.
Lake County News approaches its work with a dedication to fairness and accuracy, timely coverage that is mindful of details large and small, and reporting that includes diverse voices and wide-ranging perspectives.
With truth, integrity and freedom as our prime movers, we seek to tell the story of Lake County and rural Northern California with honesty, context, fairness, intelligence, courage and the power of the written word.
We diligently pursue stories that affect our communities and the people who live in them.
In this work, we seek to reflect the many intellectual, cultural and generational perspectives that shape our communities.
Lake County News is dedicated to producing journalism that is truthful, independent and the result of our own reporting and analysis. Original work is the foundation of our credibility with readers and the community we serve. We properly attribute the reporting, work and ideas of others and prohibit plagiarism in all forms. As such, our staff and contributors adhere to strict anti-plagiarism policies and our foundational principles of fairness, transparency and dedication to the truth.
We are committed to accountability in our work. When errors occur, we correct them promptly and transparently. Our corrections practices are governed by Lake County News' Corrections Policy, which outlines the procedures for requesting, reviewing, and publishing corrections and clarifications.
Lake County News adheres to the Society of Professional Journalists' Code of Ethics, the key tenets of which include the following:
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Seek Truth and Report It.
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Minimize Harm.
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Act Independently.
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Be Accountable and Transparent.
It also follows the professional standards of the Local Independent Online News Publishers organization, of which it is a member.