Editorial Policy

This page describes the standards every Archypedia article must meet before it can be promoted as indexable coverage.

Sourcing

News articles are based on verifiable source material, prioritizing official records, primary statements, local outlets closest to the event, wire services and specialist publications.
The primary source is credited at the end of every article when available.
Numbers are reproduced exactly as sources publish them. Direct quotes are verbatim and attributed.
When reliable sources disagree, we report the disagreement rather than hiding it.
Paywalled or inaccessible material is not used as the sole basis for factual claims.
New automated reports require at least four independent usable sources and an evidence ledger. A source count is not a substitute for relevance or independence.

Publication gate

New reports must clear source relevance, headline, factual-consistency, numerical, quotation, media, metadata and minimum-depth checks. Automated candidates that fail a gate are rejected without publication; legacy or manually prepared drafts remain available for correction. A self-audit can remove a weak legacy article from sitemaps while preserving it for correction; it cannot silently invent facts to improve a score.

AI-assisted production

Archypedia uses AI systems to help discover, draft, structure, verify and format coverage. The publishable standard is not whether a model produced text; it is whether the final article is sourced, accurate, useful and compliant with this policy. Unsupported claims are removed or the article is rejected. See the complete AI Production Policy.

Sensitive coverage

For crime, courts, deaths, health, conflict and stories involving minors, we apply stricter language and sourcing rules. We avoid graphic detail without public value, use precise legal language, and make clear what is confirmed, alleged or still unknown.

Corrections

To request a correction, email [email protected] with the article URL and the passage in question. The complete workflow and correction labels are published in our Corrections Policy.

Independence

Advertising never buys editorial coverage. We do not accept payment, gifts or favors in exchange for placement, tone or story selection.