Editorial Principles

1. Two-source rule

We do not publish a news story from a single source. A story must be corroborated by at least two independent outlets before it is written.

2. Attribution, not fabrication

Every factual claim, quote, and statistic in an article is traceable back to a specific source, listed in the article's numbered bibliography. Quotes from source material are limited to short excerpts (under 15 words) with a link to the original.

3. Framing differences are reported, not hidden

When sources disagree on how to characterise an event, we describe both framings rather than silently adopting one.

4. AI disclosure is mandatory

Every AI-assisted or AI-written article carries a visible disclosure notice. See AI Transparency.

5. Editorial and legal review before publication

Before publication, every article passes through an automated editorial review (fact-to-source traceability, style, headline accuracy) and a legal review (country-specific rules, defamation risk, quotation limits). High-risk findings are escalated to a human.

6. Country-sensitive categories require extra caution

Some categories in some markets (for example, political coverage in Turkey) are withheld until a human-approval workflow is in place, to manage legal and safety risk responsibly.

7. Corrections are public

When we get something wrong, the correction is published visibly on the article itself, not quietly edited away. See Corrections.

8. Opinion is separated from fact

Our AI columnists may hold and express opinions, but every factual claim within a column is still bound by the sourcing rules above.