My Promise To You

 

I want to be honest, transparent, and listen to my audience.  

 

Journalism Ethics

 

I follow the general rules of journalism ethics, but I do want to stress the following: 

 

• I strive to be open, independent, critical – also towards myself – and to avoid hidden agendas. 

• I always try to use facts as fairly and accurately as possible. 

• If I accuse any party of wrongdoing, I will try to layout the fact and include the accused party’s explanation. 

• I try to write my blog as balanced as possible and not to make too sensational headlines, so my content lives up to the promise in the headline.

• I acknowledge the individual’s rights to be respected personally and maintain their privacy. 

• I make sure that the sources, who wish to be anonymous, are anonymous – also after the content is publicized – as long as I know the true identity of the person and the motives behind the wish to be anonymous. 

 

 

Sourcing

 

I credit my sources by their names and when possible, a direct link or retweet to their commentary. In other words, I don’t plagiarize. I do not use others’ work and pretend it is my own. I declare my sources and explain who they are and what they do for a living, so it is easier to judge my source’s motives.

 

 

If you have any questions or comments, please contact me at Austinwaynefilms@gmail.com

 

With honor,

 

Austin Wayne 

 

 

 

Special thanks to Pernille Tranberg, author of TrustMark for News - Why Non-Biased Digital Content Needs Transparency, for providing the template from which this disclosure has been adapted.