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The Radio and Television Digital News Association, previous Gannett documents, as well as a group of Gannett executives and journalists, all contributed ideas and language to the USA TODAY Network's Standards of Ethical Behavior for Newsrooms. The Herald Times guidelines are meant to serve as a reference for journalists who work on any news medium, including print media, websites, mobile devices, video, social media platforms, and live events. Sincerity, persistence, context, thoroughness, balance, and fairness shall guide how they gather, report, and present news. To give a thorough account of events, they'll try to comprehend the communities, people, and issues they cover. Editorials and other opinion pieces that contain factual information will be held to the same standards of accuracy as news items. The Herald Times will be skeptical of information from unreliable sources, which could include social media, and look for evidence to support it.