Like the URL says, this website is about "unknown news". We present a brief round-up of reports we think merit more attention, gathered from mainstream, professional journalists, or (rarely) other sources we trust entirely.
Although it's obviously important to shine the unblinking spotlight of shame on corrupt politicians, crooked cops, election fraud, shoddy journalism, and all the other bad news, it's also important to champion good neighbors, sensible Samaritans, and ordinary heroes. It's precisely because their motivations are selfless and caring that they go largely unacknowledged.
These Unknown Honors are bestowed upon the odd, the eccentric, and the extraordinary, the unknown few whose accomplishments might not have made headlines, but should have, and who made their corner of the world a better place.
Like the URL says, this website is about "unknown news". We present a brief round-up of reports we think merit more attention, gathered from mainstream, professional journalists, or (rarely) other sources we trust entirely.
Our front page is free from nudity and profanity, but interior pages and external links may not be safe for work, and you may be shocked, offended, or in trouble with your boss. A link doesn't imply that we agree with every sentence and every sentiment on every site we link to. We use our noggins, and suggest you use yours.
Anything sent to Unknown News may be published. If you don't want it published, say so plainly. Of course, we publish all incoming hate mail.
Unknown News is more fun and more informative with your participation, so please don't be shy. Consider yourself invited to speak your mind.
We always welcome dialogue for publication, and we're especially interested in hearing and considering different perspectives. All we ask is that you conduct yourself sanely and civilly. For the most productive dialogue, it helps if you'll cite the specific article or concept we've gotten wrong.
But please, don't email us unless you're really and truly, honestly, actually trying to send a communication you're not sending to anyone or everyone else.
When we publish incoming emails, we usually edit out the sender's last name, email address, or anything else that would tend to uniquely identify the author (if we slip up, please let us know). But if your email is unambiguously intended only to annoy, insult, or threaten us, we'll publish all the details, and leave it on-line forever.
