How we work

The group sets the floor. The newsroom does the journalism. Commercial activity, where it exists, stays labeled and outside the editing of news.

Editorial autonomy

Story selection, headlines, and publication decisions belong to the editors of that publication, under its own governance and under this group's minimum. Group management does not use the publisher's site to revise a story. Synoptiva does not operate a newsroom on this website.

Standards

Editorial standards cover accuracy, sources, attribution, anonymity, the separation of news, analysis, and opinion, conflicts, images, and evidence. The independence charter covers the line between owner, management, commerce, and the newsroom.

Evidence

A publication prefers primary material: the document, the data, the recording, the person in a position to know. Secondary accounts are used when they are the best available source, and they are described as such. A model's output is not a source.

Verification

Checks are proportionate to the claim. A specific accusation, a number, or a quotation is checked before publication. Uncertainty is written into the piece. Anonymous sourcing is allowed only under the standards, and the responsible editor knows the identity.

Technology

Tools may prepare text, compare sources, and run publishing mechanics. Preparation is not a review before publication, and neither of those is oversight after publication.

A person's review means that person examined the substance, including the claims and the sources, and could change or stop the item. A second model, a spell-check, or a glance at the headline is not that review. If an item is published without it, the publication says so on the article and does not call the item human-reviewed. Perspicora states that rule onits own page (opens in a new tab).

A person remains accountable for what is published and for corrections afterward. The binding rules for the group are in theAI and automation policy.

Accountability

Corrections are visible. Complaints have a procedure. Material interests are disclosed when they exist and are confirmed. Readers can reach the group without creating an account.