Sunday Standard

Sunday Standard is a member of the Botswana Press Council and fully subscribes to the countrys Media Code of Ethics. The Chief Custodian of the Sunday Standard Editorial Policy shall be the Editor of the Newspaper. Key among the objectives of the Editorial Policy of the Sunday Standard is to contribute towards an open and democratic Botswana in whi... ch government is based on the will of the people. Our Editorial Policy shall underpin our drive to improve the quality of Batswana, based on a principle of giving each and everyone of them an opportunity to realize their potential: hence we shall strive to cover national policy issues, development and economic issues, gender issues, environmental issues and to fearlessly give every Motswana an opportunity to use the Newspaper as a platform through which they can advance their ideas, opinions and aspirations. The Newspapers Editorial Policy is based on strict principles of fairness, accuracy, independence, integrity and balanced reporting. While maintaining an independent Editorial Policy , Sunday Standard shall not publish articles, pictures, items or any such excerpts that will undermine the countrys culture of tolerance, mutual existence and discrimination. The Policy shall be awake of the interests of the countrys minority including the traditionally, culturally and socially disadvantaged groups such as women, children and the generally disadvantaged ethnic and cultural groups. In short the paper shall be sensitive in publishing those stories that are likely to further marginalize or entrench the status of such groups. We have in place policies of ethical check and counter checks to ensure that the newspapers editorial staff lives up to the promises and principles made in our editorial code. Sunday Standard shall not accept gifts, favours, special treatment or privileges that could compromise our integrity and independence. We shall not allow advertising, commercial, political or personal considerations to influence our editorial decisions. Our Editorial Policy ...Read More