Editorial policy

This page sets out the rules every NewsJaws article follows. A shorter summary is on our About page.

What we cover

NewsJaws publishes one curated edition of world news a day: a limited number of reports across world affairs, politics, business, technology, AI, sport, culture and entertainment. We choose stories that are new, that matter beyond one outlet's audience and that can be checked against published records. We would rather publish fewer stories than repeat one we have already told; a second report on the same subject appears only when there is a real new development.

Sourcing

• Every article cites at least two sources from different organisations and links them in a ledger at the foot of the story (“What this story rests on”).
• The central development must be reported by two independent outlets, or by one established news agency, major broadcaster, newspaper or official body named in the text, with a second source providing context.
• Primary records come first: official statements, legislation, filings, court documents, datasets and published studies.
• A source that only repeats another outlet's report does not count as independent confirmation.

Attribution and fairness

Each claim is attributed to the source that made it. Allegations are reported as allegations, with who made them and what is not yet established. Where a person or organisation is accused of something, we report their published response or say that none was available in the sources. Quotations are taken from the cited source and are not altered.

Verification before publication

No article is published by the step that wrote it. A separate verification step re-opens every source and checks each factual passage, quotation, date and figure, the independence of the sources, whether the story duplicates one already published, and the rights to the photograph. It can send the article back for correction or stop it. Many drafts are stopped at this point and never published.

How we use AI

NewsJaws is produced with AI assistance and says so on every article. AI tools find leads, read the sources, draft the report and check it against those sources under the rules on this page. AI is not used to invent quotations, sources, people or events, and an article contains only what its listed sources support. NewsJaws does not conduct interviews or attend events unless an article says so. Responsibility for everything published rests with the NewsJaws editorial team, not with the tools.

Sensitive stories

Stories involving unresolved accusations against named people or companies, sexual abuse or violence, suicide or self-harm, terrorism, children as victims, or medical, financial or legal advice are held for review by the editor and are not published automatically.

Photographs and illustrations

We publish real photographs only where the licence allows editorial use (for example Creative Commons, public domain or official media), with the creator, source and licence shown. A file photograph is labelled as a file photograph, with its date where known, and is never presented as showing the event reported. If no suitable, correctly licensed photograph exists, the story is not published with a misleading one.

Headlines, labels and updates

Headlines state what the article supports and no more. News, analysis and opinion are labelled. Articles show when they were published and, if changed, when they were updated. A story that continues to develop is linked to our earlier and later reports on it.

Independence and advertising

NewsJaws is independent and funded by advertising. Advertisers and sponsors have no influence over coverage, sponsored content is always labelled, and we do not accept payment for news coverage or links. See Advertise.

Corrections

When we get something wrong we fix it openly. See our corrections policy, or contact us to report an error.