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Dig Media’s Resource Investing News Network (link to full list) Disclosure Policy

It’s an unfortunate reality, but many in the investment community have come to begrudgingly accept the fact that the resource investing media sector is crowded with newsletters and websites offering third-party objective editorial that are in truth little more than paid-for-promotional pieces.

When serious investors want to practice due diligence and educate themselves on a particular market such as gold or uranium, the wise ones put on their boots and wade through the manure that seems to be getting deeper everyday.

Most (I hope) are aware that some of the metals and mining investment newsletters they read are often times paid by mining companies to send a “reporter” to their properties, after which they’ll write up some snazzy piece of promotional yarn laden with confidence inspiring phrases like “stellar intercept,” “spectacular drill results,” “a sure home run,” and “ferocious demand for shares.” For a few thousand dollars more, said newsletter writer may even drop these companies’ names a few times in his frequent appearances on BNN.

When public relations work is dressed up as journalism, how can information-seeking investors trust anyone in the resource investing media space to present real, bias-free editorial content?

Following the Agoracom settlement late last year, Dig Media Partner Mike Rodger penned a Letter to Our Readers, in which he warned, “If the perception of hype and self- serving media is not corrected, the global audience will always be hesitant to invest in the resource exploration markets and the majority of finance will still come from ‘insiders’ who know enough about the markets to know who to trust.”

The mission of Dig Media’s Resource Investing News Network is to differentiate ourselves by providing unbiased, independent news and education on the resource markets to our audience.

Dig Media does sell advertising space to mining companies, and those funds help us continue to deliver quality content and maintain our site network; however, while we do consider the management of our over one hundred advertising clients to be great resources for insider perspectives on the various markets, our readers will never see a paid-for-promo piece passed off as third party news on our network of sites.

We can honestly say that our advertisers’ dollars do not dictate the direction of our editorial content.

In keeping with our commitment to deliver quality, objective and unbiased news and education, we are asking our reporters to disclose their holdings in resource companies and we will share this information with our audience whenever a reporter writes about a company in which they or their family members own shares.

We always welcome and appreciate comments and suggestions from our readers. If you would like to share your ideas on how The Resource Investing News Network can strengthen and maintain its values of transparency and unbiased reporting, please contact the editor at editor@resourceinvestingnews.com