Editorial standards
These principles apply to every title in the network, regardless of subject or audience.
For the operational detail — how our pipeline works stage by stage, what automation is and is not allowed to do, and which subjects require human judgement — see the editorial policy specification.
We publish what we can substantiate. Claims are checked against reliable sources before publication, and information that cannot be verified is either attributed clearly or left out.
Reporting is attributed. Where a story originates with another outlet, official body, league, exchange, developer or company, we say so and link to the original reporting so readers can go to the source themselves.
Our role is primarily to summarise, highlight and promote already-published information, while clearly identifying and linking readers to the original source whenever applicable — helping those stories, and their original publishers, reach a wider audience.
Confirmed facts, reported claims and our own analysis are presented distinctly. Speculation is labelled as such, and rumour is never presented as confirmation.
When we get something wrong we correct it promptly and visibly. See our corrections policy.
We use imagery we are permitted to use, and we record and display licence and creator attribution where required. See source and image attribution.
Technology assists our editorial work, but editorial responsibility remains human. Nothing reaches a publication without meeting these standards. See AI and automation transparency.
Commercial relationships never determine editorial conclusions, and any sponsored or affiliate content is identified as such.