About us

Daylight San Diego is a new local journalism startup focused on reaching audiences that don’t feel heard by most existing media in San Diego. We're here to provide news and information that is for San Diego's diverse communities, not just about them.

Mission statement

We strive to empower San Diego's diverse communities through fair, equitable and accurate journalism that listens to their needs.

Our values

• Access to reliable information about local affairs is a right, not a privilege.
• Approaching every community we cover with the care of a good neighbor.
• Providing the journalism that people need, not the journalism we think they need.
• Journalism that represents and reflects San Diego.
• Worker-led practices that reduce power imbalances in and out of the newsroom.

Our ethics code

At Daylight San Diego, our mission is to illuminate stories that matter — especially those from communities that have historically been overlooked, underrepresented or misrepresented in mainstream media. As a nonprofit, community-centered and nonpartisan newsroom, we recognize the profound responsibility that comes with public trust. 

Our Ethics Code is a living document intended to guide our staff, freelancers and contributors in upholding integrity, accountability and fairness in all aspects of our journalism. It also includes a written statement confirming what financial transactions to Daylight San Diego does — and does not — entitle donors and advertisers to.