Independence
Editorial decisions are made by our editors alone. Advertisers, partners and owners do not decide what we cover or how we cover it. Sponsored content, if we ever publish it, will be clearly labelled.
Accuracy and verification
We verify information before publishing it and attribute facts to their sources. When something cannot be confirmed, we say so. Claims about the war in Ukraine and other conflicts are reported with particular care, and we distinguish between confirmed facts and statements by the parties.
Sources
We prefer named, on-the-record sources. We grant anonymity only when a source faces a real risk and the information is important to the public, and we explain to readers why the source is not named.
News and opinion
News reporting and opinion are kept separate. Opinion pieces are labelled and reflect the views of their authors.
Breaking and live coverage
We mark a story as “Breaking” only when an editor decides it is breaking news; the label expires automatically. Live coverage is labelled only while our editors are actively updating it.
Corrections and updates
When we make a factual mistake, we correct it and add a visible note at the top of the article explaining what changed. Articles show both the publication date and, after substantial changes, the date they were updated. We do not change the update date for minor edits such as typos. Correction requests can be sent through our contact page.
Bylines
Articles carry the name of the journalist who wrote them, or our newsroom when several people contributed. We do not publish under invented names.
Automated tools
We do not publish automatically generated news. Any software tools used in our work are supervised by editors, and every article is reviewed by a person before publication.