Review expectations on independence, conflicts, gifts, harassment, privacy, attribution and responsible newsgathering.
Conflicts, gifts and conduct
Contributors should disclose personal, financial or professional relationships that a reasonable reader could consider relevant. Significant gifts and conditions that compromise independence should be declined. Ordinary review access is handled under the Review Policy.
Reporting should minimize unnecessary harm, respect private individuals and avoid harassment, deception and discriminatory treatment. Public availability of personal information does not automatically make its republication responsible.
Transparency and accountability
The policy works with the rest of our public standards rather than in isolation. Bylines identify responsibility, sources should be credited, material conflicts should be disclosed and confirmed mistakes should be corrected. We do not create fake experts, fabricated quotations or misleading claims of firsthand experience.
Editors may update this policy as workflows, law or publishing technology changes. A policy update does not erase responsibility for previously published work.
Questions about this policy
Questions or well-supported concerns can be sent through the Contact page. Include the relevant URL and a concise explanation. We distinguish good-faith criticism from pressure intended to suppress accurate reporting or manipulate an independent opinion.
About this ethics policy page
This page is written specifically for All The Fallen and is intended to remain editable in WordPress. The administrator should review it before launch, add only verified operational details and update it when the publication’s actual practices change.