Our Mission
ONN’s vision is to build a nonprofit newsroom that ensures all people in Ottawa County have access to trusted news. To that end, we pursue our mission of providing timely, accurate news coverage, promoting the value and benefit of public service and investigative journalism.
We see community advocacy as key to combating polarization and other big challenges of the day. Our community drives our coverage. We strive to always conduct ourselves with transparency and in an ethical manner, in accordance with the Society of Professional Journalists' standards.
Our Values
At ONN, we believe that:
- Ethical journalism serves people and communities.
- Independence builds public trust.
- Equity is fundamental to all our actions and news coverage.
- Collaboration, camaraderie, and mutual respect are the basis of a positive work culture.
Our Mission Statement
- ONN strives to engage residents of Ottawa County to help them understand the governments, industries and locally unique qualities in their communities — and how those communities are affected by state, regional and national influences.
- ONN does this by tapping into Ottawa County’s journalism talent to produce local stories that inform and inspire. We provide training and spur conversations in support of media literacy, community problem-solving, community journalism and democracy.
ONN is committed to transparency.
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