It’s called transparency. We are honest and forthright in our efforts to report accurately. And when we fail at that, we let you know. We talk to you daily, on the phone, through email on social media. You tell us what you think. And I expect everyone on the news staff to listen and respond. If they don’t, I expect you to call me directly.

And speaking of transparency, consider this an invitation to visit our newsroom. Attend one of our news meetings. We have two a day: 9:15 a.m. and 3 p.m. Come see how we decide what goes online at tulsaworld.com and in the daily print edition. See for yourself.

There is no conspiracy to report news one way or another. We don’t get together at secret meetings with other news organizations and decide how a story is going to be reported. Not once in the four years this news organization has been owned by BH Media Co., a division of Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Group, has anyone told me what story to write, how to write it or what story to put at the top of our website or on the front page of the daily newspaper. Mr. Buffett is a pretty powerful man. He makes business decisions every day. But he has entrusted this company to my peers and me.