The Center Square scratches news itch

They’re not likely to put The Associated Press out of business, but a new nonprofit news service is worth your attention.

It grabbed ours, which is why you’ve suddenly started seeing articles in The Press that are labeled The Center Square, including one on the Second Amendment on today's front page.

Here’s an explanation of this news-gathering operation:

“The Center Square was launched in May 2019 to fulfill the need for high-quality statehouse and statewide news across the United States.

“The focus of our work is state- and local-level government and economic reporting. A taxpayer sensibility distinguishes our work from other coverage of state and local issues. As a result of this approach, our readers are better informed about the focus of state and local government and its cost to the citizens whose tax dollars fund governmental decisions.

“The Center Square is staffed by editors and reporters with extensive professional journalism experience. We engage readers with essential news, data and analysis – delivered with velocity, frequency and consistency.”

Of particular interest to Press editors is The Center Square’s outstanding reporting from the nation’s capital. You might have seen articles in this newspaper in the past few days about a national public school enrollment decline of 3 percent, or a report explaining why President Biden’s proposed tax hikes would put U.S. companies at a severe competitive disadvantage with many other nations.

One of the things that impressed us is that unlike many news-gathering organizations today, The Center Square’s coverage doesn’t sway left or right. If you had to peg it, you’d probably put their coverage right square in the center — which is where most Americans reside.

We also respect the organization’s code of ethics (https://www.thecentersquare.com/site/about/ethics.html), which opens with this declaration: The Center Square has one obligation: To tell the truth.

To that we say, amen.

And to you we say, include TheCenterSquare.com when sifting through the morass of opinions and misinformation masquerading as actual news these days. We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised and know you'll be better informed.