The Freedonia Herald is Freedonia’s loudest newspaper — and we mean that as a compliment. Since our first edition rolled off a borrowed press in a Fredville basement, we have had one job: find out what the powerful would rather you didn’t know, and print it in letters big enough to read across the street.
What we stand for
Three things, and only three. Facts first: every splash, every stamp, every screaming headline is backed by documents, on-the-record sources, or our own reporters standing in the rain outside somebody’s office. Readers before friends: we don’t do favours for ministers, football chairmen, or advertisers — ask any of them. No jargon: if a story about the national budget can’t be explained to a bus queue in Fredville, we haven’t finished writing it.
Who we are
A newsroom of reporters, photographers, and one permanently exhausted picture desk, working from our offices on Sylvania Square. Our beats cover politics, money, sport, showbiz, and the everyday life of Freedonians — from the corridors of the Chancellery to the terraces of FC Fredville. When you see the yellow EXCLUSIVE stamp, it means the story started here and nowhere else.
How we work
We verify before we publish. We give the subjects of our stories a fair chance to respond. We correct our mistakes prominently, not in tiny print on page 14. And we protect our sources — the Herald has never revealed one, and never will. Our full editorial code and complaints procedure are available on request from the editor’s office.
Got a story?
The best tips come from readers. If you’ve seen something, heard something, or have the paperwork to prove something, contact the news desk at newsdesk@freedoniaherald.com. Discretion guaranteed. Whistleblowers can reach us through secure channels listed on our contact page.
All headlines, no filler.— The Herald’s motto, and its promise