{"id":13,"date":"2026-10-22T17:57:49","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T15:57:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/publisher\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-10-22T17:57:49","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T15:57:49","slug":"editorial-standards","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/demo.leitvia.com\/publisher\/editorial-standards\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial standards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\">\n\t\n\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading alignwide has-heading-l-font-size\">How we report, check and correct<\/h2>\n\t\n\t\n\t<hr class=\"wp-block-separator alignwide has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\"\/>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-166b020b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We publish what we can confirm from our own reporting or from at least two independent sources.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Opinion pieces are labelled as opinion. We do not publish sponsored articles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every article shows when it was published and when it was last updated.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When we get something wrong, we correct it in the article, say what changed and when, and list it on the corrections page.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--l)\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d06523d6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:36%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-m-font-size\">Questions about our work<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Another question? Write to the newsroom.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-container-core-column-is-layout-d4e87244 wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:64%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<details class=\"wp-block-details has-heading-font-family has-lead-font-size is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-73563ec2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--stroke);border-bottom-width:0.0625rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\" open><summary>How do you choose topics?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">The section editors plan each week together. Reader questions, local records and our own reporting decide most topics.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<details class=\"wp-block-details has-heading-font-family has-lead-font-size is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-73563ec2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--stroke);border-bottom-width:0.0625rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\"><summary>How do you check facts?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">A second editor checks names, figures and quotes against the sources before an article goes online.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<details class=\"wp-block-details has-heading-font-family has-lead-font-size is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-73563ec2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--stroke);border-bottom-width:0.0625rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\"><summary>How do you correct mistakes?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">We change the text, add a dated note at the end of the article and list the correction on its own page.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<details class=\"wp-block-details has-heading-font-family has-lead-font-size is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-73563ec2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--stroke);border-bottom-width:0.0625rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\"><summary>Do you use anonymous sources?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Only when a person would be at risk if named, and only after two editors agree. The article says why.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<details class=\"wp-block-details has-heading-font-family has-lead-font-size is-layout-flow wp-container-core-details-is-layout-73563ec2 wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-bottom-color:var(--wp--preset--color--stroke);border-bottom-width:0.0625rem;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--s)\"><summary>Do you publish sponsored articles?<\/summary>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color has-body-font-family has-body-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">No. Partnerships for events are named on the event page; they never touch the articles.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/details>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-surface-alt-background-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--xl)\">\n\t\n\t<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-d06523d6 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:42%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"is-style-eyebrow has-accent-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Corrections<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-heading-l-font-size\">Found a mistake? Tell us.<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color wp-block-paragraph\">Name the article and what is wrong. An editor checks it and answers within two working days.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:58%\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wp-block-list is-style-divided has-heading-font-family has-heading-s-font-size\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>Write to <a href=\"mailto:corrections@example.com\">corrections@example.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>Corrections: <a href=\"mailto:corrections@example.com\">corrections@example.com<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<li>Newsroom at 8 Harbour Lane, Wrenfield<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"has-ink-muted-color has-text-color has-meta-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Corrections are checked Monday to Friday.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How we report, check and correct We publish what we can confirm from our own reporting or from at least two independent sources. Opinion pieces are labelled as opinion. We do not publish sponsored articles. Every article shows when it was published and when it was last updated. 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