About Tiger Times

The Fort Scott High School The Tiger Times is a student ran newspaper. 

Editorial Policy pertains to The Tiger Times newspaper, website, and all of its social media. 

The Tiger Times is the voice of the Fort Scott High School students. Since the publication is not subjected to prior review, the opinions expressed are solely that of the staff writers and not that of faculty and staff and other school officials. The Tiger Times will always strive to keep the school informed with topical, relevant, accurate stories that affect and reflect our audience.

Our mission is to report newsworthy information in our community while respecting our sources. The Tiger Times not only has an obligation to report but to uphold the same journalistic principles in our advertising and business techniques. We take pride in our community and comply with our district’s standards. The site is updated and run by The Tiger Times staff. 

Letters to the Editors:

We encourage readers to contribute to the newspaper, both print and online, and send stories, photographs, artwork and letters to [email protected].

• Letters to the editor should be submitted to [email protected]. Letters must be signed with the contact information provided so authorship can be verified before publication. Anonymous submissions will not be accepted.
• Letters should not exceed 600 words.
• The editorial board reserves the right to omit letters it deems unfit for publication — letters that are libelous, obscene, invasive of another’s privacy or that encourage physical disruption of school activities will not be published. The Tiger Times will not publish spam or advertisements that are submitted as letters to the editor.
• The editorial board reserves the right to make grammatical modifications or cut long letters to the 600-word limit without altering the message.
• The letter can only be published after the majority of the board agrees to publish.
• The byline will state the name of the writer with “Contributor” following. Headlines can be submitted but may be altered to fit our journalistic conventions.
• The editorial board will contact the author if the board has concerns regarding clarity, accuracy or fact-checking.
  All letters to the editor become the property of The Tiger Times upon receipt.

Errors and Corrections:

Please submit errors and corrections directly to [email protected].

• The editorial board reserves the right to determine whether, in fact, an error has been made through additional research and fact-checking. The EIC will send an initial email to the complainant to let him/her know that the staff is looking into the complaint and will get back to him/her as soon as possible with the next steps.
• Significant errors will be determined by the editorial staff. When a significant error is made in a published article, the author of the article in question must add a “Correction Statement.” This statement will appear at the bottom of the article in italics followed by “Correction:” and the statement, which will acknowledge the error and describe the correction made. The correction statement must include the date and time the change was made.

Statement of Ethics:

As journalists for The Tiger Times, we must produce writing that provides fellow students and faculty with fair information about our community. It is our responsibility to report the news in a truthful, unbiased, and respectful manner. We must protect the rights of others and not report rumors, gossip hearsay, or private information that could cause harm. We will not use copy-righted items without permission. We will also get multiple sources for our stories.