AJI-NOTUS Editorial Independence Policy

We subscribe to standards of editorial independence adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News:

Our organization retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. We maintain a firewall between news coverage decisions and sources of all revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions.

Our organization may consider donations to support the coverage of particular topics, but our organization maintains editorial control of the coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.

Our organization will make public all donors who give a total of $5,000 or more per year. We will not accept donations from sources who, deemed by our board of directors, present a conflict of interest with our work or compromise our independence.

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We offer special thanks to our major donors

Allbritton Family Foundation
Google News Initiative
Goldman Sachs One Million Black Women
Velocity Partners
Henry L. Kimelman Family Foundation
Posner Foundation
Sandpiper Fund Inc.