We will provide editorial and community leadership.We will reflect and encourage understanding of the diverse segments of our community.We will provide public forums for diverse people and views.We will seek solutions as well as expose problems and wrongdoing in order to effect change for the good in the communities we serve.We will be vigilant watchdogs of government and institutions that affect the public, fighting to ensure that the public’s business is conducted in public.We will uphold First Amendment principles to serve the democratic process.When considering news content created outside of the Network, we will factor the credibility of the source and weigh the value and accuracy of information provided.We will treat information from unofficial sources, which may include social media, with skepticism and will seek to corroborate information.We will hold factual information in editorials and other opinion pieces to the same standards of accuracy as news stories.We will seek to gain understanding of the communities, individuals and issues we cover to provide an informed account of activities.We will be honest in the way we gather, report and present news - with relevancy, persistence, context, thoroughness, balance, and fairness in mind.Seeking and reporting the truth in a truthful way These principles are designed to guide journalists working with any news platform, including newspapers, websites, mobile devices, video, social media channels and live story events. USA TODAY Network’s Principles of Ethical Conduct for Newsrooms includes concepts and language developed by the Radio and Television Digital News Association, other Gannett documents and a group of Gannett executives and journalists. USA TODAY NETWORK Principles of Ethical Conduct For Newsrooms
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