The Riverside Record subscribes to standards of editorial independence adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News, of which we are a member:
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.
We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations for the general support of our activities, but our news judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support.
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 and will also strive to disclose all donors below $5,000 to the best of our ability. You can find a list of our donors here.
We will accept anonymous donations for general support only if it is clear that sufficient safeguards have been put into place that the expenditure of that donation is made independently by our organization and in compliance with INN’s Membership Standards.
Corrections
The Riverside Record has built-in mechanisms to fact-check and prevent errors in our stories, but like every other news organization, it is still run by humans capable of mistakes.
When we err, we will correct our story as soon as possible with a description of the error, the correct information and how the error occurred.
If you believe an error has been made in a story or certain facts have been misrepresented, please email publisher Alicia Ramirez at Alicia.Ramirez@RiversideRecord.org so we can look into it and issue a correction if needed.