Corrections policy

Accuracy is the point of NewsJaws. When an article is wrong, we want to know, and we correct it in the open.

How to report an error

Email contact@newsjaws.com with “Correction” in the subject line and include:

• the link to the article;
• the sentence or figure you believe is wrong;
• a source we can check, such as an official record or a published report.

Every article also carries a “Report an error” link beside its source ledger. Anyone can report an error; you do not need to be named in the story.

How we review a report

The passage is checked again against the sources listed under the article and against the source you send. If the article misstated what its sources say, or the sources themselves have since been corrected, we change the article.

What we do

• Correction. A factual error (a name, date, figure, quotation, attribution or a wrong description of events) is fixed in the text, and the article's updated time changes.
• Clarification. Where the facts were right but the wording could mislead, the passage is rewritten.
• Update. When events move on, we publish a new report and link it to the earlier one, rather than quietly rewriting history.
• Withdrawal. If an article cannot be supported by its sources, it is removed.
• Photographs. A wrong credit or licence is corrected; an image used without the right permission is removed.

What we do not change

We do not remove accurate reporting because its subject would prefer it gone, and we do not alter quotations taken from the cited sources. A disagreement with an opinion or analysis is not an error, but we are glad to hear it.

Related

Our reporting rules are in the editorial policy. Other ways to reach us are on the contact page.