Our standards
Newsroom is committed to accurate, fair, and verifiable journalism. This page explains the editorial standards we hold ourselves to and how to hold us accountable when we fall short.
Sourcing
We attribute claims to their sources. Where possible, we link to primary documents — earnings reports, court filings, regulator releases, peer-reviewed research, and official communications — rather than to secondary coverage. Anonymous sources are used only when the public interest in the information clearly exceeds the cost of unattributed reporting, and only with editorial approval.
Verification
Quantitative claims (revenue figures, valuations, user counts, percentages, dollar amounts) are verified against primary sources before publication. When a primary source is not available and a number is cited based on secondary reporting, we say so explicitly.
Headlines
Our headlines describe what the story actually says. We avoid clickbait constructions, exaggerated claims, and headlines that don’t match the body of the article.
AI use disclosure
We use AI tools for research support, summarization, and copyediting. We do not publish unedited AI-generated articles. Every story has a human editor in the loop before publication. When AI is used to generate substantial portions of an article, we disclose that in the article itself.
Conflicts of interest
If a contributor has a financial or professional relationship with a company or person being reported on, that relationship is disclosed in the article or the contributor recuses themselves from the story.
Speculation vs reporting
We distinguish between reporting (what is happening, what was said, what was filed) and analysis (what we think it means). Analysis is labeled and clearly separated from factual reporting where it appears.
Corrections
When we get something wrong, we correct it transparently. See our corrections page for details on how corrections are handled.