I'm interested in learning more about the Virginia Mercury. Please navigate to their 'About' page and tell me their mission statement and identify their affiliation. Then, go to the 'Funders' page. List the total number of funders and state the name of the first funder alphabetically. Finally, identify the specific sentence that describes how the Virginia Mercury maintains editorial independence despite receiving grants and donations, noting which page this information is on.
Navigate to 'https://virginiamercury.com/about/'. On the 'About' page, identify and extract the Virginia Mercury's mission statement. Identify and extract their affiliation (e.g., 'States Newsroom'). Navigate to 'https://virginiamercury.com/funders/'. On the 'Funders' page, count the total number of funders listed. Identify the first funder alphabetically from the list. Return to the 'About' page if not already there, and locate and extract the exact sentence that describes how the Virginia Mercury maintains editorial independence despite receiving grants and donations. Synthesize all collected information into a concise answer, specifying which page the editorial independence statement was found on.
The agent successfully navigates to the 'About' page. The mission statement is stated as 'The Virginia Mercury is an independent, nonprofit online news organization covering state government and policy.' The affiliation is stated as 'States Newsroom'. The agent successfully navigates to the 'Funders' page. The total number of funders listed is stated as '11'. The name of the first funder mentioned alphabetically is stated as 'American Journalism Project (AJP)'. The exact sentence describing editorial independence is stated as 'We retain full editorial independence and are a proud member of the Virginia Press Association and the Virginia Capitol Correspondents Association.' The agent correctly states that the editorial independence statement was found on the 'About' page.