The Minnesota Daily

1. PROVIDE INDEPENDENT STUDENT JOURNALISM AND COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE OF NEWS, MEDIA AND EVENTS THAT SERVE THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND INFORM THE UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA COMMUNITY.2. OFFER A FORUM FOR THE FREE EXCHANGE OF IDEAS AND CIVIL DEBATE FOR THE MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.3. TRAIN UNIVERSITY STUDENTS TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS, TEACH BEST PRACTICES AND OPERATE AN ETHICAL ORGANIZATION IN ALL AREAS OF JOURNALISM AND THE MEDIA INDUSTRY.4. OPERATE A FISCALLY RESPONSIBLE ORGANIZATION THAT ENSURES ITS VIABILITY AS AN INDEPENDENT STUDENT MEDIA COMPANY THAT CONTINUALLY SERVES THE UNIVERSITY COMMUNITY.5. SUPPORT EQUITY, INCLUSIVITY AND REPRESENTATION IN THE WORKPLACE, APPROPRIATELY RESPOND TO THE DIVERSE AND CHANGING NEEDS OF THE CAMPUS COMMUNITY AND CONTINUALLY BUILD RELATIONSHIPS WITH COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND ORGANIZATIONS.