We believe e warld is ready for a nyow wey o leukin at hings.
Ower aften, e news feels like a cycle o ootrage. We are pushed tae pick a side: “Nat” or “Yoon,” “Woke” or “Based.” Complexity is flattent intae slogans, an honest debate is replaced by prejudice.
At oorNews, we are optin oot o the culture war. We believe independence supporters an unionists need shared constructive realism insteid o destructive tribalism.
We are laanchin iss platform for e Laaland, Northren Isles an Ulster Scot, oor diaspora, an onybody—regairdless o nationality—aat shares an apen, innovative, an rational ootlook on e warld. We appeal tae yon fowk fed up wi the tribalism rippin society apairt, aat wint a news soorce aat prioritises truth ower prejudice, an harmony ower division.
We are aboot rejectin tribalism ithoot erasin fa we are. We believe in bein objective, constructive, an brutally honest.
Here is fa we are, fit we believe, an foo ye can ain a pairt o this future.
1. Oor Philosophy: E Pursuit o Truth
We arena “Centrists,” acause e middle grund is aften a place o weak compromise. Instead, we are dedicated tae Truth.
Evidence Ower Ideology: We dinna care far a policy idea comes fae or fa proposes it. We care aboot ae thing: Dis it align wi reality? We are committed tae constructive reportin—we dinna just report on problems; we investigate solutions. We test ideas agin evidence tae find fit warks, actin as a licht for ither fowk raither than a platform for grummlin.
E “Steel Man” Standard: We plicht tae attack e strangest version o a body’s argument (e “Steel Man”). We believe aat bad ideas are defeated by better arguments, nae by censorship.
Integrity in Reportin: We believe aat Truth is e foonds o trust. We dinna sanitise e news tae protect feelins, nor div we twist it tae suit a narrative. We report ithoot fear or favour.
2. Oor Identity: E Laaland Spirit
We dinna view identity as a political weapon, but as a cultural anchor.
We celebrate e rare heirskip o the Laaland Scot—a tradition aat his aye bin ootward leukin, industrious, an philosophical. Iss is e spirit o the Scottish Enlichtenment: a mindset aat values reason, innovation, an progress.
A Family o Variants: We celebrate the distinct vyces o oor culture—fae the Norn heirskip o Orkney an Shetland an e dialects o Caithness, til e deep bonds aat link us tae Ulster. E Ulster-Scots tradition isna a political fitba; it’s a livin branch o oor shared tree.
A Rational Ootlook: We tak tent o oor deep cultural ties wi oor neebors in England an oor cousins ower e North Sea in e Netherlands, Germany, an Scandinavia. Iss connection isna defined by borders, but by a shared history o trade an thocht. We invite onybody aat values iss rational, innovative ootlook tae join us.
3. Oor Values: Peace, Liberty, an Human Floorishin
We are guided by a moral compass aat sikks e best for aa fowk.
Peace & Progress: We believe e era o conflict maun gie wey tae cooperation. We are pacifists aat leuk til a future o abundance, far technology an innovation bring relief fae the scarcities o the past. We’ll nivver incite violence nor positively report on deiths o humans.
Mutual Respect & Equality: We believe in a society biggit on fairness an cooperation. We are committed tae a warld far apen minds an mutual respect leads til e harmony o aa fowk.
Liberty & Responsibility: We believe in democratically regulated free enterprise nae jist for profit, but as a means tae lift communities oot o poverty. Innovation is e ingine o social progress; it creates e resoorces we need tae care for een anither. Fyles we defend e liberty o the individual an freedom o enterprise, we tak tent o wir duty tae eese aat freedom tae contribute tae the common guid.
4. Oor Model: E “Finetune” Project
Finally, we believe aat e news—an e language we report it in—should belang tae ye.
We are biggin a comprehensive English-tae-Scots an Scots-variant-tae-variant translation ingine capable o haundlin formal prose, fae economics tae global diplomacy. But we refuse tae lat iss be defined by distant academics. E Scots language belangs til e fowk o the Laalands, the Northren Isles, an Ulster.
We need ye tae bigg it.
We’v laanched finetune.oornews.co.uk. We are cawin on fluent speakers o Doric, Lallans, Orcadian, Shetlandic, Caithness, an Ulster-Scots tae jyne us.
E “Wordcoont” System: We are pioneerin a model o Data Ainership. Fan ye contribute translations, verify grammar, or correct oor database, yer contribution is tracked via yer “wordcoont.”
Shared Prosperity: Iss isna unpaid labour. As oorNews growes an generates advertisin revenue, we are committed tae sharin aat revenue wi the community aat biggit the database. E Content Creators (journalists) an e Database Ainers (ye) will share in e success o the platform.
A Caw tae Action
We are leukin for Hobby Journalists, Language Activists, an Video Creators.
Gin ye want a news soorce aat respects yer intelligence, aims for e heichest moral staundarts, an helps preserve oor language for e digital age, we want ye.
We are oorNews. Iss is e sign ye’v bin bidin on.
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