Our Editorial Standards

The short version

We verify before we publish. We name our sources unless naming them causes harm. We put criticism to its subject first. We label anything commercial. We correct openly and permanently.

The detail

Our editorial policy sets out commissioning, verification and the separation of editorial from commercial. Our ethics and standards page covers conduct. Our desk charters set out how climate and agriculture reporting are handled specifically.

Holding us to it

These are commitments, not aspirations. If a story falls short of them, our complaints policy sets out how to raise it and what we will do.