Mission

The mission of StoryCorps is to honor and celebrate one another’s lives through listening. We accomplish this by providing access both to the StoryCorps interview experience and to the content that emerges from these interviews. 

StoryCorps reminds us of the importance of listening to and learning from those around us. It celebrates our shared humanity. It tells people that their lives matter and they won’t be forgotten. Through StoryCorps, we hope to create a kinder, more thoughtful and compassionate nation.

In the coming years, we will bring StoryCorps to as many people as possible, while always adhering to the highest standards of excellence. We hope to build StoryCorps into an enduring American institution.

Statement of Principles

• StoryCorps is a public service.
• The interview session is at the heart of StoryCorps.  We treat participants with the utmost respect, care, and dignity.
• The stories we disseminate demonstrate our shared humanity.  We preserve and present interviews with the deepest respect for the participants whose stories we are celebrating.  
• StoryCorps has a relentless focus on serving a wide diversity of participants. 
• StoryCorps is built on an uncompromising commitment to excellence across all aspects of the project: from collecting, sharing, and preserving people’s stories; to organizational management; to maintaining an extraordinary work environment where respect and dignity are paramount.