They offer newsrooms and readers a way to measure performance. Following is a summary of what has been adopted and must be strengthened as our industry's shared values. Balance, Fairness, Wholeness. That represents a lot of questions, and I don't expect anyone to honestly answer ''yes'' to all of them every day. Our goal is to consistently increase the ''yes'' answers over time.
Credibility is built slowly.
The newspaper industry has faced a credibility crisis for years. Fortunately, this newspaper is respected more than most. But it can, and will, get better. Your comments and suggestions help shape our improvements. I promise to keep you posted on what we're doing and why we're doing it.