Mission

Northwest Citizen is a venue for local citizen journalists.

Our mission is to inform local citizens about our local governments and public issues. We promote intelligent participation in governance and voting.

We provide an online venue for local independent citizen journalists who write about local news and provide their perspectives on local issues. The opinions of one writer do not reflect the opinions, views or values of any other writer or the editors. We welcome submissions from residents of Whatcom county and adjacent areas, but we do review and judge the appropriateness in deciding whether to post. 

Over 30 years of publication, we have found  citizen journalists present responsible viewpoints and hold local officials accountable for their actions. Originally started as a one-person politics blog in 1995. Northwest Citizen has grown to include over 10 columnists and over 15 contributing writers. We continue to add writers. Our articles are intended to complement other established local news outlets and to provide informed perspectives that explain important community issues. 

Commenting is available to local readers whose identity has been verified. This encourages responsible and civil dialog and mostly avoids inane threads. Comments cannot be deleted.

This website is owned by Northwest Citizen LLC, a Washington state company located in Bellingham with local owners. By the terms of the company agreement, the owners and writers receive no compensation. All donations and revenue go to website maintenance and minimal administrative expense. 

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