Editorial standards

Where our news comes from

Headlines are gathered from publishers' own feeds, and every headline links to the original publisher. We do not rewrite another publisher's story and present it as our own.

How our reports are made

Our own reports are written from the reporting of the publishers listed under each one. They are drafted with software, to rules that forbid adding any fact that is not in those sources, and every report lists its sources so you can check it yourself.

Accuracy

We report what the sources establish, and we say plainly when something is claimed rather than confirmed. When sources disagree, we say so.

Independence

Advertising and paid articles are always labelled, and never appear among the news unmarked. Advertisers do not decide what we report.

Reader submissions

Stories sent in by readers are reviewed before anything is published. Sending a story does not guarantee it will be published. Send us a story.

Corrections

If we get something wrong, we correct it and say so. See our corrections policy.