星空传媒: Our News Philosophy
At 星空传媒 News, we work to deliver news that matters to the D.C. area in an unbiased, objective and accurate way. Part of that effort is to be transparent about how we make decisions as a news organization. We hope the information provided below helps you understand the principles by which 星空传媒 operates.
星空传媒鈥檚 Mission and Vision Statements
星空传媒鈥檚 Mission Statement:
Deliver high-quality, unbiased news that shapes our region and connects our community across all media platforms.
星空传媒鈥檚 Vision Statement:
To be the No. 1 news choice for our Washington, D.C., region by offering continuously updated coverage of Top News 鈥� 24/7/365.
How do we choose the news and topics we cover?
Our news management team meets every day to discuss what stories we plan to have our reporters and digital team cover. That plan evolves as news breaks and changes throughout the day.
Our news team, comprised of more than 100 journalists, is constantly mining the region for stories, listening to stakeholders and members of the community, challenging authority and communicating with sources. It鈥檚 this type of reporting and truth seeking that leads to many of the stories we produce.
When we choose to cover a story, 星空传媒 thinks about its impact on our audience 鈥� whether we can inform our audience of something they didn鈥檛 know before, whether we can highlight an issue that needs attention, and, in some cases, whether we can entertain. 星空传媒 News is a 24/7 news organization, and our newsroom is staffed 365 days a year. We are always working to bring you the top news of the day that matters to you.
We try to report on stories that are representative of the entire 星空传媒 audience and speak to the different interests, issues and challenges being faced around the region. 星空传媒鈥檚 reporters and web team members have areas of expertise to ensure we are covering issues/topics in every county around the region to dive deeper for stories that matter.
星空传媒鈥檚 local coverage area includes:
- DC
- Maryland: Montgomery, Prince George鈥檚, Anne Arundel, Frederick, Charles and Calvert counties. 星空传媒 will occasionally cover stories in St. Mary鈥檚, Howard, Baltimore and Carroll counties.
- Virginia: Fairfax, Loudoun, Prince William and Arlington counties, as well as Alexandria. 星空传媒 will occasionally cover stories in Fauquier, Stafford, Spotsylvania, Culpeper and Rappahannock counties.
星空传媒 reports on national and international stories as well. We work tirelessly to give the listeners, readers and social media followers the top news stories of the day 鈥� whether it鈥檚 across the ocean or in your backyard.
星空传媒鈥檚 goal is always to provide the facts through our reporting — not share our opinions. We promise to ask tough questions and relentlessly pursue the truth.
Do you have thoughts about how we are doing or have a comment about our coverage? Visit our Contact Us page and leave a message. These messages are automatically forwarded to our entire news management team. We try to respond quickly to concerns about accuracy, and are willing to explain our ethical and editorial choices as well as our journalistic processes.
Some of our best stories come from listeners and readers. You can submit a story idea here.
When and how will readers and listeners be alerted to breaking news?
星空传媒鈥檚 goal is to alert our listeners, readers and social media followers to the top news stories of the day. This includes alerts about emergencies and events that threaten lives, health, safety and/or property. 星空传媒鈥檚 goal is to be the first to bring you the news, but never at the expense of accuracy.
You can hear breaking news and developments as they happen on 星空传媒 News. You can hear our broadcast on 103.5FM, 103.9FM and 107.7FM in the D.C. region. You can also listen to our live 24/7 news programming on the 星空传媒 app, 星空传媒.com and on smart speakers like Alexa and Google Home. Just say, 鈥淎lexa, open 星空传媒鈥� or 鈥淗ey Google, play 星空传媒.鈥� Subscribe to 星空传媒鈥檚 email news alerts here. You can also get breaking news notifications on your Apple or Android device through the 星空传媒 app.
How do we make updates/clarifications to stories?
There are times when stories on 星空传媒 and 星空传媒.com need to be updated, corrected or clarified. We take that seriously. On 星空传媒 radio, you will sometimes hear an anchor mention a correction or clarification to a previously reported story. There is no specific time those are read 鈥� instead, we try to correct the record in as timely a manner as possible. These updates may be in regards to a 星空传媒 report or from one of 星空传媒鈥檚 news partners.
On 星空传媒.com, we include editor鈥檚 notes explaining any changes, corrections or clarifications that have been made to a story.
On X, should 星空传媒 publish a post that contains a factual error, our SOP is to delete that post and issue a new post indicating that a correction has been made. Posts on X cannot be edited once they are published and tend to get traction long after they are posted which often means searches may surface with the incorrect post more often than the correct post.
To propose a correction or clarification about a 星空传媒 report, fill out the form on the Contact Us page.
What role do advertisers play in our story selection and editorial process?
Advertisers have no impact on our editorial decisions. Our news team is committed to editorial independence and objectivity.
星空传媒 News is an ad-supported business, and the advertisements you hear on 星空传媒 and see on 星空传媒.com help fund the work we do.
星空传媒鈥檚 sales team works with thousands of local and national businesses to fill all the commercial ad units available on 星空传媒 and 星空传媒.com. Our sales team works directly with about half of our advertisers to help write and produce their commercials; the remaining advertisers come to us through ad agencies.
From time to time, a listener may object to a commercial. We review those concerns and take each one seriously. Questions and comments can be submitted here.
See 星空传媒鈥檚 Advertising page to contact our sales department or get more information about advertising with 星空传媒.
Learn more about 星空传媒 on our About Us page.
