Since the establishment of our Republic, the health of our civic lives was based on a uncomplicated but deep truth: the free and independent press is not just a feature of democracy – it is one of its main guarantors. Framers understood that freedom was not self -sufficient; It should be extended through informed citizens, responsible institutions and joint involvement in the truth that goes beyond partisan preferences.
With this conviction I share news about a significant milestone. Broad + Liberty He purchased the access network, connecting the two fastest growing media organizations in our region under one banner: Fideri News Network.
With this step we create one of the greatest native recipients of the digital media in Pennsylvania, serving the community from Harrisburg to Philadelphia to Jersey Shore and more.
Our extended platform will offer a solid high school, college and professional sports coverage, commercial and cultural reports as well as hyperlox journalism, which again connects readers with problems developing in their own courtyards. By combining our resources, we try to face the challenge that has become pointed: accelerating the disappearance of local newspapers, and with them the erosion of public square at the community level.
Choosing the name Fideri – from Latin “trust” or “faithful” – is intentional. Trust is not the right of the press; It is a covenant with the reader, earned by consistency, rigor and moral courage. In Latin, cuttings It means more than personal credibility – this means loyalty to trust bonds that maintain institutions, civic life and public good.
Faithfulness in journalism means that our work performs more than registration of events – it shapes our civic conscience. It reflects the rich realities of our neighbors and provides a compass in which the communities present their collective future.
This takeover occurs after two others emphasizing our wider vision: PoliticSpa integration, the Harrisburg information platform, and WBCB radioA long -term voice for local news, sport and civic dialogue in south -eastern Pennsylvania. Everyone is an crucial element of the architecture of the informed society – political knowledge, stories and common cultural moments that connect us.
At the same time, we are honestly about our sensitivity as a press organization. Fideri News Network Taxpayer Masters, encourages development, supports civic education and believes that we are best when we celebrate ideals that fulfill the American promise of opportunities for everyone.
These are not guerrilla slogans, but civic liabilities. They reflect our belief that powerful communities are built when the government is responsible, the enterprise is encouraged, the innovations are vigorous, and individuals accept their responsibility for themselves and their neighbors.
The editorial product focuses on readers, not on programs, a business model that works in local media and is highly scalable.
Too often domestic narratives dominate in our media landscape at the expense of substantive local coverage. However, it is at the local level – a meeting of the school board, budget dissertations of the unit, the town hall – in which a democratic habit is being tested and tested. By strengthening our presence on these arenas, we do not only breed a media company; We invest in civic infrastructure that maintains the local government.
The path we choose is not without difficulties. Rebuilding trust in the media in the era of cynic and polarization requires both intellectual strict and fundamental restriction. It requires that we stay on the highest standards of accuracy, honesty and clarity – and especially – when it is uncomfortable.
In this work, we perceive ourselves as stewards, not owners, a tradition that precedes us and survives us if we hurry to hurry. The press is the words of Alexis de Tocqueville, “the main democratic instrument of freedom” – a moral instrument for the development of public good.
As the FIDERI information network increases, our duty to the citizens we serve. We will continue to inform about the brightness, challenge kindness and keep power to settle without fear and favor. By doing so, we hope not only chronize the events of our time, but also assist in ensuring conditions for freedom in your own cradle.
For long -time readers Broad + LibertyThank you for everything you did to bring us to this point. For people reading a local information site and connecting work, our reporters every day in your community with these ideals cannot be realized as an organization as an organization without you. For these devoted readers Onpattison And listeners of WBCB, you know that sport is more than results and classifications – they are woven into our civic fabric, a common culture that unites districts, inspires pride and strengthens our region. To each of you, welcome to Fideri News Network, we are grateful for trust and commitment.
As always, be widely thinking,
Terry Tracy
Founder, Broad + Liberty
Publisher and general director, Fideri News Network
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