Ethics and editorial standards
Accuracy, clear attribution, and accountability to readers.
Proposed standards for editorial review before launch.
Accuracy and sourcing
Reporting should be supported by verified records and sources. Facts, allegations, analysis, and unresolved questions must be distinguishable. Quotations must preserve what a source said and the context in which they said it.
Independence and fairness
Editorial judgment should be independent of commercial and political interests. Relevant conflicts should be disclosed. People and institutions facing material criticism should have a reasonable opportunity to respond.
Content labels
Reporting presents verified news. Analysis interprets evidence and explains its limits. Investigations present original accountability reporting. Opinion identifies argument and commentary. Developing identifies coverage that is still changing.
Corrections and updates
Material factual errors should be corrected with a visible explanation. Substantive updates should carry an update time and explain what changed.
The corrections page includes the proposed process and a preview of the request form.
Images and artificial intelligence
Editorial photographs should depict the actual subject and include alternative text, captions, and credits. Synthetic media must be labeled when readers could mistake it for documentary material. AI output is not a reporting source.
Confidential sources
Source protection requires an agreed process and secure contact channels. Those channels must be established before confidential information is collected.