The editorial
guidelines published here are for the benefit of the Laguna Journal readers and
contributors. These guidelines are used by the Laguna Journal in the ongoing
effort to maintain a site that provides its audience with relevant,
high-quality, independent journalism and is dedicated to raising public
awareness.
We strongly encourage regular contributors to do their best to understand these
guidelines. Following them will help us all make a better news website. It will
also help to minimize wasted time and energy for contributors and editors alike.
Feedback, comments and suggestions are always welcome. We are always looking for
ways to improve this website and the process which makes collaboration possible.
Please direct your feedback to
wibcom@aol.com
Rights to Material and Responsibility for Contents
The author is solely responsible for content of their submission.
Original content is always preferred and articles posted which consist solely of
material copied directly from another website may be removed at Laguna Journal’s
sole discretion.
Though Laguna Journal is entitled to fair use of copyrighted material, it may be
removed in certain cases where the copyright holder challenges Laguna Journal’s
republication.
Authors should always strive to credit their sources when possible, especially
in the case of direct quotes, unless the source has spoken on the condition of
anonymity. Crediting sources helps to build credibility and keeps readers better
informed. Obvious breach of copyright and attempts to discredit regular
contributors by posting erroneous material in their name will not be tolerated.
General Etiquette on the Laguna Journal.
Contributors shall remain respectful of each other and the Laguna Journal
readership. Laguna Journal encourages debate, but please keep arguments on topic
and focused on the points of disagreement.
No defamatory, obscene, or malicious material may be submitted. Nor may any
material submitted include hate speech, vitriol, or links to obscene and
pornographic sites, or sites with information you know, or have reason to know,
is false.
Formatting and Style
Use normal capitalization rules. Posts which contain excessive capitalization
are difficult to read and may be removed.
Headlines and article titles should use normal capitalization rules, as though
they are a sentence without a period at the end.
If you publish your article with HTML, please do it with care. Publishing
articles with some simple HTML formatting can more clearly organize the ideas
presented and make the article easier to read. Excessive use of various font
colors and sizes make the content difficult to read.
If you have doubts about your formatting or a style question, try consulting
other articles to see if there is an obvious standard.
Categorization of Content
Laguna Journal has chosen to categorize its content along similar lines as other
news organizations. News content is categorized by the editors according to
topics.
Benefits
You'll be listed as one of our writers on our Author's Page and on the front
page.
You'll also be assigned an individual author page that includes your name and
bio above your articles.
You retain the copyright for your articles
You can write articles that include links to your favorite websites
Our list of current categories include news and features:
International News
National News
Laguna Beach ,CA news
Laguna Hills, CA news
Laguna Niguel, CA news
Laguna Woods, CA news
Orange County, California news
El Paso Texas/Juarez Mexico metroplix news
Mendocino CA news
California News
Mexico news
War on drugs and terrorism news
National Illegal and legal Immigration News