1. Discover and corroborate
The live desk clusters allowlisted feed items, rejects stale or sponsored material, and normally requires two independent credible sources. Relevant primary or official records are preferred.
Reporting methods
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Source Methodology
Preferred sources include regulators, filings, court records, government databases, official disclosures, annual reports, central banks, and reputable reporting organizations. Sou…
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Preferred sources include regulators, filings, court records, government databases, official disclosures, annual reports, central banks, and reputable reporting organizations. Source notes should strengthen the article rather than perform trust theatrically.
Evidence-first workflow
How AI-assisted articles are prepared
Automation helps the newsroom organize reporting; it does not replace source verification, editorial judgment, or publication approval.
2. Build an evidence ledger
Research creates stored claims tied to source records. Each factual paragraph in an AI-assisted draft must reference those claim identifiers. Contradictions and reporting gaps remain visible to reviewers.
3. Label interpretation
Confirmed facts, disputed reporting, editorial analysis, and forward-looking scenarios are presented as distinct kinds of statements. Predictions include assumptions, uncertainty, and indicators that could confirm or weaken them.
4. Test the draft
Automated QA checks structure, unsupported claims, attribution, policy risk, and consistency against the evidence ledger. A draft with material gaps is returned for more reporting rather than padded to meet a publishing cadence.
5. Human approval
An authorized editor reviews the exact immutable revision before publication. Any later edit creates a new revision and requires new approvals. Full articles and AI-generated illustrations are never auto-published.
6. Correct transparently
Material corrections preserve prior revisions and a public correction record. Readers can use the corrections and contact pages to flag errors, missing context, or disputed claims.