INTEL REPORT NEWS · PUBLIC EDITORIAL METHODS
Evidence, uncertainty and corrections
Our standard is a process readers can examine. Speed, source access and personal views can affect reporting. We do not make an absolute promise of “no bias,” and an automated alert is not a finding that an event is independently verified.
What a source label means
| Label or evidence | How to interpret it |
|---|---|
| Official advisory | A statement from the responsible agency. It establishes what that agency reported at that time; it does not independently prove every underlying claim. |
| Source report / claim | Attributed to the named publisher or channel. Follow the source link and check the reporting time and context. |
| Multiple source channels | More than one channel carried a report. Channels may copy one another; this alone does not establish independent corroboration. |
| Independent corroboration | Requires distinct supporting evidence, not a channel count. Look for linked evidence and an explanation of what it supports. |
| Staff verification | Requires an explicit verification record explaining the evidence and remaining uncertainty. An Editor, Moderator, Admin or Supporter badge does not verify a specific claim. |
Locations, translations and coverage
- Location precision matters. An approximate, regional or unresolved point must not be read as a confirmed impact site. A trajectory is a reported direction, not a guaranteed destination.
- Machine translations can misread names, negation and context. Compare the original report when available. A pending translation is not an English summary.
- An alert marked expired or cleared describes its alert status. It does not prove that every associated danger or effect has ended.
- A loaded map is not proof of complete data. Receivers, source access, reporting gaps, update intervals and provider outages limit coverage. An empty area does not establish that no event occurred.
- Historical satellite imagery and city lights are map context, not live imagery, cloud cover or proof of current power availability.
- Media can be old, miscaptioned or reposted. Treat it as attributed evidence until its time, location and relationship to the event are established.
Reporting, analysis and opinion
Reporting should distinguish observations from source claims. Analysis should explain its assumptions and uncertainty. Opinion should be identified as opinion rather than presented as a verified event. Community comments and private notes are member contributions, not newsroom verification.
Financial support grants monitoring features; it does not buy editorial authority or verified-source status. Staff permissions describe website responsibilities, not the truth of a member’s statements.
Corrections and material updates
When correcting a material fact, record what changed, why, and when. Keep source attribution and uncertainty visible. New information that changes an earlier account should be distinguished from a spelling or formatting edit.
Use Contact the desk to flag a concern; include the article or alert link, the disputed detail and supporting sources. Sign-in may be required for the contact workflow. Do not include private personal information unnecessarily.
Recent recorded alert corrections
This list shows corrections explicitly recorded in the alert correction log. It is not a complete history of every automated refresh or every article edit.
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Methods revision history
— First published methods page: source distinctions, uncertainty, reporting versus opinion, supporter-role meaning and public access to recorded alert corrections.