Our mission, plainly stated
Mcnealforbothell exists to keep Bothell informed, engaged, and self-governing. We publish original reporting on city council, schools, public safety, housing, and the small civic moments that rarely make headlines but matter to neighbors.
We treat local journalism as public infrastructure — built to outlast any one news cycle, election, or newsroom trend. If it affects a Bothell household, it belongs on our pages.
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Editorial Independence
Our reporting is not for sale. Coverage decisions are made by editors alone, free of advertiser, donor, and city hall influence.
Sourcing Over Speed
We publish when a story is ready, not when it trends. Every claim is attributed, every quote checked, every correction published visibly.
Bothell First
We cover the people, businesses, and institutions that make this city work — and hold them accountable when they don't.
A city that knows what its government is doing is a city that can decide its own future. That is the work, every single day.
The Mcnealforbothell story
Mcnealforbothell launched because Bothell deserved a newsroom of its own — one that knew the difference between NE 145th and NE 183rd, who sat on which committee, and what was decided at the last study session.
Today, we publish across web, newsletter, and social channels, with a growing archive of 1,305 original articles documenting a city in motion.
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Local journalism is paid for, not free
Mcnealforbothell is funded by readers, local business sponsors, and a small annual grants program. We do not take advertising from political campaigns and we disclose every funder over $250 in our annual transparency report.
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