In an effort to strengthen the site's news reportage, Digital Journal is stepping in to offer editorial rules for the type of articles that should be published on DJ. We're the open forum with a news focus.

Digital Journal is introducing this formal code of conduct for the site. These rules and regulations will apply to every user on the site. They are meant to be a guidelines and benchmark for proper interaction.

These are the style guidelines for all articles that appear on www.digitaljournal.com. Citizen Journalists are encouraged to read this to get general tips on formatting, grammar and spelling.