Island Edition launched on Nov. 14 with the goal of offering Islanders a different view of P.E.I. today with a focus on where we’re headed in the future. Too often we read fluffy stories about how great the Island and its people are doing. It’s our experience that the majority of Islanders feel a social shift taking place, or believe the full story is not being given to them.
Although we are far from reaching our initial goal, it’s a mission we intend to keep. That’s our promise. In the mean time, we’ve been filling the site up with content you likely have already found elsewhere, with the odd exception. In the future, it will not be our priority to deliver breaking news via our website. We will use social media (Facebook, Twitter) to pass on details of developing stories to our subscribers. Stories that generate a lot of questions will be followed up with a full story once it’s ready to be told.
It’s also important to have a laugh every now and then. Island Edition will be launching its Offbeat page in early 2012 with an entertaining product. Stay tuned!
Some Islanders are likely skeptical of blogs that pass themselves off as credible news sources. We have a few people on the Island who mix their opinions into their news, in turn giving the idea of independent media a bad name. Although our writers are opinionated people, their rantings and tirades will be left to a properly labelled opinion section. If an article is published as news, you can be assured that it was authored by an individual who holds an educational background in journalism.
Lastly, if Island Edition will ever reach its goal it will be because of our readers. We need Islanders to come forward with their stories and to share their experiences. Our reporters will take the names of their sources to the grave. We’re not above hiding the identity of our sources because we realize our Island is small and people need to protect their jobs and families
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