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free from any form of personal or of party political,
commercial, religious, or other sectional control.
(ii) To follow, in the publication of The Gibraltar
Chronicle an editorial policy with the following as
its principal objectives:
A. The support of constitutional democracy
expressed through governments freely elected;
B. The progressive achievement of social justice
between people and the discouragement of discrimination
of all kinds;
C. The promotion of a society where the quality
of life is enriched by the standards of its education,
its arts, its culture and its recreational facilities
and where the quality of spirit is instinct with tolerance
and understanding free from all religious bias
and discrimination;
D. The promotion of peace and tolerance
and opposition to all forms of violence and hatred 50
that each man may live in harmony with his neighbour
considerate for his cultural, material and spiritual
needs;
E. The promotion of understanding of other
nations and peoples and sympathetic concern for
their well being.
(iii) In pursuance of the foregoing and to enable
the readers of the Gibraltar Chronicle to reach informed
and independent judgements and to contribute more effectively
to the life of the community, to ensure that the following
principles govern the publication of the Gibraltar Chronicle:
(a) that news shall be as accurate and
as comprehensive as is practicable and be presented
fairly;
(b) that comment and opinion shall be informed
and responsible, and shall be identifiable from fact;
(c) that special consideration shall be given
to the reasonable representation of minority interest
and divergent views.
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