Hi, frendz!

JournoDog believes trust is earned. Good journalism deserves it. Good gurls and bois do, too.

So here’s the plain-English version of how things work around here.

🐾 Your Privacy

JournoDog isn’t interested in sniffing through your personal business.

If you visit this website, some basic information may be collected automatically by the website or its hosting providers, such as:

This information helps make JournoDog better. It isn’t collected so anyone can chase their own tail around your personal life.

If you choose to contact JournoDog by email or a contact form, the information you share will only be used to respond to you.

JournoDog does not give your personal information away.

🍪 Cookies (Not the Treat Kind)

Like much of the Interwebz, this site may use cookies.

Sadly, these are computer cookies. Not p’nut butter biscuits.

Cookies may help remember your preferences, measure website traffic, or improve how the site works. You can usually control cookies through your browser settings.

📬 Emails & Newsletters

If you sign up for a JournoDog newsletter someday, you’ll only receive the emails you asked for.

  • No spam.
  • No constant barking.
  • You can unsubscribe whenever you like.

📰 Editorial Integrity

JournoDog was created because journalism matters.

Every story is reported, written, and edited with honesty, accuracy, and transparency in mind.

  • Facts matter.
  • Sources matter.
  • Corrections matter.
  • #WeAreNotWaiting for errors.

If JournoDog makes a mistake, the goal is to fix it. Not bury it in the yard.

👇 INSIDE SCOOP ON SUB’SCRIPTS 👇

➡️ If you’re considering upgrading to a paid subscription to support my independent journalism brand, please make sure you do it through a standard web browser rather than inside the Substack mobile app. Subscribing inside the app triggers a 30% Big Tech tax and annoying processing delays. But using your browser (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) ensures that money goes straight to my JournoDog kibble and newsroom fund, rather than paying for corporate treats. 🙏

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🦴 Affiliate Links

Some articles may include affiliate links someday.

That means if you choose to buy something through one of those links, JournoDog may earn a small commission at no additional cost to you.

Those commissions help support independent journalism, website hosting, news nugget treats (the motivational kind), and keeping the news flowing.

Affiliate relationships never determine what JournoDog covers or recommends.

If something is recommended, it’s because JournoDog genuinely believes readers may find it useful. Or because I sniffed out a scoop and I can’t resist telling you about it.

🤝 Sponsored Content

If JournoDog ever publishes sponsored content or partners with an org, it will be clearly labeled.

Sponsored content will never be disguised as independent reporting.

Transparency is part of the job.

🤖 Robots (Helloz, SkyNet)

JournoDog may occasionally use AI tools to help brainstorm headlines, scope outlines, proofread copy, or polish writing.

But AI is never a substitute for reporting.

Stories are researched, fact-checked, verified, and reviewed by a hooman (tail-wags for Dad!) before publication.

When AI is used responsibly to meaningfully contribute to content creation, JournoDog believes readers deserve transparency.

AI may also occasionally help create illustrations or make slight edits to images. If AI is used responsibly in ways that aren’t already obvious, JournoDog will let readers know.

(btw, “SkyNet” is a little dog wink to the Terminator movies… IYKYK.)

❤️ Community Mission

JournoDog believes news can inform people without leaving them hopeless or unhappz.

The goal is simple:

  • Tell truthful stories.
  • Recognize newsworthy pets or people.
  • Support local journalism.
  • Encourage tail-wags and happz.
  • Leave readers a little more hopeful than when they arrived.

That’s the mission.

📷 Copyright

Unless otherwise noted, the writing on JournoDog belongs to JournoDog.

Please don’t copy entire stories. GRRRRR.

Sharing links, quoting brief excerpts with proper credit, and helping spread the word are always appreciated.

If you believe something on this website needs correction or improperly uses your work, please get in touch.

Thanks for stopping by, frendz.

Remember, always love your pets. Support local journalism. Believe in facts and trust the truth. And try to find a little happz for your heart every day.

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