The Central Valley Journalism Collaborative is a new, nonprofit newsroom that aims to reignite high-quality journalism across California’s San Joaquin Valley. Such journalism will boost public engagement with civic life, improve the quality of life and opportunities in the Valley and provide the sort of trustworthy and important information people need to participate in a healthy democracy. The CVJC is a member of the Institution for Nonprofit News and adheres to its membership standards as well as to the Code of Ethics of the Society of Professional Journalists.