Editorial standards
The rules we hold ourselves to on sourcing, attribution, accuracy and independence.
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Sourcing
Every story is built on identifiable sources, and those sources are named in the story. Where a primary document exists, such as a filing, a ruling, a transcript or an official statement, we work from it directly and link to it.
We do not publish a story on the strength of a single source. A report that cannot be corroborated against at least one further independent source does not run.
We do not use anonymous sources. If we cannot tell you where something came from, we do not print it.
Attribution
Claims are attributed in the sentence that carries them. When an official says something, we say who, when and in what setting. When another outlet reported something first, we credit that outlet by name and link to its story.
We distinguish between what is established, what is alleged and what is disputed, and we use language that keeps the difference clear.
Accuracy
Facts are checked against their sources before publication. Numbers, dates, titles, spellings of names and the substance of quotations are verified against the original material rather than against secondary coverage.
Where a story develops after publication, we update it and note what changed and when. We do not silently revise a published article.
Independence
Major Global News is an independent newsroom. No political party, campaign, government, advocacy group or advertiser has any role in what we choose to cover or how we cover it.
Advertising is clearly marked as advertising. We do not publish sponsored material presented as editorial.
Where anyone involved in a story has an interest that a reader would want to know about, we say so plainly inside the story itself rather than in a policy page.
Bylines
Stories carry the byline of the desk that produced them. Desk bylines are a long standing convention in news publishing, and we use them so that responsibility sits with the newsroom as a whole rather than being diffused across it.
Corrections
Our corrections policy sets out how to report an error and what happens after you do. Corrections stay attached to the story permanently.
Questions
Anything about these standards can go to [email protected], and we will answer it.