in conjunction with       Mardi Gras Digest  Magazine™

 

These guidelines are put into place to enable the agents, as well as the company, to work together from  one rule book, in order to gather the industry's news in an ethical, fair, and unbiased manner. Each agent must be prepared to sign an agreement showing that he or she shares these values and will adhere to the base principles laid down.

1. Each agent agrees that any trusts, bonds, business relationships and friendships that they had going into this endeavor they will protect. They agree that they will not break their word, any oaths taken or make false promises in order to gain / share information.

2. The company and each agent agrees that any information given on a time delay basis will be handled on that basis. ( i.e.) " You can't give this out, until next Tuesday, but ........." Next Tuesday, means, next Tuesday!

3.  Information shared by any agent must aid the club or group in some shape form or fashion. This doesn't mean that bad news will not be accepted, however, in the end, it must help the club, even if by disseminating the info, it just keeps the clubs name in the news.

4. No news, none, that will harm the long term viability of any club, will be disseminated. Unless such news has been cleared by the organization, or will inflict no further harm beyond what had been done. As always we will call to verify such information, and to get the other side of the story.

5. Each agent agrees to make any photos, videos, etc., or physical accessories available to the company to examine for the purposes of verifying, or illustrating a newsworthy story.

6. Each agent agrees that they do not work for the company, rather they are minor partners in a business arrangement. Each agrees to hold the other harmless, in this arrangement, and always act in good faith.

7. In reporting on any conflict or disagreement, each agent who undertakes such a story, shall deem any story incomplete until all sides of the issue have been gathered. The agent can not be a party to such disagreements, if reported. 

8.  All stories shall be written, told and submitted by the agent. The agent must be sure the story is communicated in a fair, impartial, and unbiased manner. All agents shall refrain from injecting their personal belief into any issue. Those who can not keep their personal beliefs out of an issue, should not pass information to us concerning that matter. 

9. Any and all agents shall have the complete freedom to write, or gather information on any story, or worthy subject, for the magazine that they wish. Any writing shall constitute an agreement between "Mardi Gras Digest"  and "the agent", as the story's contributor, of the piece and will receive the, "by" line unless the agent requests no byline be present, or it is clearly not in the best interest of "Digest" or "the agent", to be named.

10. All information shall be verified, before reporting that information to us. You may turn stories or ideas over to us for verification.

11. No agent shall pay for any information. Nor shall any agent take cash to do stories, or pass information to us. Any agent who willfully breaks this provision of the guidelines will be, "booted" from the program. 

12. All agents shall become distributors of Mardi Gras Digest Magazine. He/She shall sell the magazine out of their business to the public at large. They shall grant the magazine space at their point of sell and use their resources and influence to sell the magazine.      

If you have a celebration in, or operate a Carnival business out of, the southern region of the United States and you would like us to add you to our coverage, please drop us a line and we'll make sure to add you to the mix.

 

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