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Ethics Policy: GCJ.news believes that all employees, especially our journalists, should uphold the highest standards of ethics, fairness and honesty. Integrity is the cornerstone of the organization. Whenever you are faced with an ethical problem, we urge you to consult our guidelines, never assume anything and always use common sense. If you can’t find answers in our guidelines and you have any doubt about how to proceed, consult your supervisor before taking action. We follow guidelines outlined by the Society of Professional Journalists and its mission of “seeking truth and providing a fair and comprehensive account of events and issues.” Our content must be accurate, thorough, complete and fair – on all platforms. Below is a summary of our ethical standards:

  • Our reporting strives to be accurate and fair, and our reporters are honest and courageous in gathering reporting and interpreting information.
  • Our staff treats sources, subjects, colleagues, and members of the public as human beings deserving of respect.
  • Our highest and primary obligation of ethical journalism is to serve the public
  • We take responsibility for our work and explain our decisions to the public.

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Obituary Policy: GCJ.news publishes obituaries of people who were residents or had personal connections to the greater Ephrata/Soap Lake area. There is no charge for this service, but we are a nonprofit news organization and we hope you will consider making a donation to support community journalism. 

Obituaries of up to 500 words and a photo may be submitted by a funeral home or surviving family member providing their name, relationship, email address, and daytime telephone number for confirmation. GCJ.news reserves the right to make minor edits for grammar, spelling, and length, but will not be responsible for overall accuracy of content. GCJ.news will strive to post obituaries online within 96 hours of their submission, excluding weekends and holidays.

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Information Collection: GCJ.news may collect personal information about you via registration for newsletters, events, donations, and other means. Where you have an opportunity to supply information about yourself you may choose not to provide requested information but in such cases, you may not be able to use certain functions on this website. Except for providing a public list of donors’ names, we will not release your name, email address or any other personal information to anyone outside GCJ.news without your consent, unless we are under a legal order to do so, or there is an emergency involving danger to a person or property. We will not provide our advertisers or anyone else outside GCJ.news with any information specific to you unless we have your consent.

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GCJ.news may use Personally Identifiable Information to:– improve the GCJ.news website and service, to monitor traffic and general usage patterns, and for other general business purposes.– inform publishers as to what content is appealing to readers, and to advise potential donors so that they may better understand GCJ.news’s user base. 

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Changes to this Privacy Policy: GCJ.news may change its privacy policy from time to time.  If we make any changes regarding disclosure of Personally Identifiable Information to third parties, we will post notice of the new policy on our website.

Questions: If you have any questions regarding our Privacy Policy or our use of your information, please email contact@gcj.news. If you do not agree to the terms of this Privacy Policy, please do not use GCJ.news. We reserve the right to modify or amend the terms of our Privacy Policy from time to time without notice.

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