Corrections Policy
Error in journalism is not a possibility but a certainty. What separates an outlet worth trusting from one that is not is never whether a mistake happens, but what it does next.
Last updated August 19, 2026
The principle
We correct publicly and as quickly as we can. We do not delete a published piece to hide an error in it, and we do not edit it in silence.
A published article is a record. Amending it without saying so means our archive cannot be trusted — a far higher price than any single mistake.
What requires an announced correction
- An error in a figure, a date, a name or a legal text.
- Attributing a statement or an act to the wrong person.
- An error of context that changes how a reader understands the piece.
- A changed verdict in a fact-check.
- A photograph or caption that does not match what the image shows.
What we fix without an announcement
Spelling, punctuation and phrasing that do not touch meaning, and repairing a broken link. Everything beyond that is announced.
How a correction appears
The correction is fixed to the piece itself, stating what it said, what it now says, and when it changed. That record is not removed later.
Where the error was fundamental — where the article’s conclusion rested on it — we rewrite the headline and the text and lead the piece with an explicit acknowledgement.
The internal record
Every editorial change is written to an internal audit trail carrying what changed, who did it and when. That trail is not for display, but it is what makes the public acknowledgement auditable rather than merely a promise.
How to tell us
Write to us through the Voice of the Citizen page, naming the article, the point of error, and whatever evidence you hold. You will receive a reference number to follow the case.