Governance

As a service of PBS KVIE, Abridged is governed by the KVIE Board of Directors, a volunteer group of community and business leaders with deep roots in the Sacramento region.

In addition to a Board of Directors, KVIE is also guided by a Community Advisory Board that advises the station on whether our programming and significant policies are meeting the specialized educational and cultural needs of the communities we serve.

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Standards

We strive to publish news that is factually accurate, thoroughly vetted, and presented in context. If we discover that a story contains an error — whether factual, typographical, or contextual — we will correct it promptly.

Corrections are never hidden. We make them clear to our readers while preserving accountability for the original reporting.

How we handle corrections.

  1. Minor errors
    • Typos, misspellings, or small grammar issues that do not affect meaning may be fixed without disclosure.
    • Substantive errors will never be corrected without disclosure.
  2. Substantive errors
    • If a factual error, omission, or misleading phrase is identified, we will issue a correction note at the bottom of the article or newsletter, explaining the change and the date it was made.
    • For significant errors that may affect public understanding, we may also publish a standalone correction or editor’s note.
  3. Headlines, captions and social media
    • Errors in headlines or photo captions will be corrected in the same manner as article text.
    • If inaccurate information is shared on Abridged’s social platforms, we will update or delete the post and re-share the corrected information, noting the correction when appropriate.
  4. Reader submissions
    • Readers who spot a possible error are encouraged to email us at corrections@abridged.org
    • Every correction request will be reviewed by an editor. We will respond to readers when a correction has been made or if further clarification is needed.

Transparency and accountability

  • Corrections will always be timestamped.
  • We will maintain the original URL of a corrected article to avoid confusion.
  • If an error is significant enough to warrant broader attention, we will note the correction in our daily newsletter.

Editorial Independence Policy

Abridged by PBS KVIE adheres to a strict editorial independence policy guided by standards adopted by the Institute of Nonprofit News (INN) and other national leaders in the nonprofit journalism industry.

Abridged by PBS KVIE accepts grants, donations, sponsorships and gifts from individuals, organizations and foundations to support our essential local journalism. However, we maintain a firewall between our news coverage decisions and all sources of revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions.

Some grant funding we receive may support specific topic areas of coverage, but our daily news coverage decisions - including who we feature in our reporting - are made independently and not on the basis of donor support. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.

PBS Board of Directors Conflict of Interest Policy

KVIE’s Conflict of Interest Policy defines conflicts of interest, identifies classes of individuals covered by this policy, facilitates disclosure of information that may help identify conflicts of interest; and specifies procedures to be followed in managing conflicts of interest.

Defined

A conflict of interest arises when a person in a position of authority may benefit financially from a decision he/she could make in that capacity, including indirect benefits such as to family members or businesses with which the person is closely associated. This policy is focused upon material financial interest of, or benefit to, such persons.

Individuals Covered

Persons covered by this policy are the officers, directors, chief executive, and chief finance executive of the organization.

Facilitation of Disclosure

Persons covered by this policy will annually disclose or update to the Chair of the Board of Directors their interests that could give rise to conflicts of interest, such as a list of family members, substantial business or investment holdings, and other transactions or affiliations with businesses and other organizations or those of family members.

Managing Conflict

For each interest disclosed to the Chair of the Board of Directors, the Chair will determine whether to: (a) take no action; (b) assure full disclosure to the Board of Directors and other individuals covered by this policy; (c) ask the person to recuse from participation in related discussions or decisions within KVIE; or (d) ask the person to resign from his or her position with KVIE or, if the person refuses to resign, become subject to possible removal in accordance with KVIE’s removal procedures. KVIE’s president and general manager and chief financial officer chief will monitor proposed or ongoing transactions for conflict of interest and disclose them to the Chair of the Board of Directors in order to deal with potential or actual conflicts, whether discovered before or after the transaction has occurred.

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