Editorial policy

Sourcing and attribution

• We report from public records, official releases, interviews, event organizers and reader tips we can confirm.
• We never copy or rewrite another outlet's story. When another outlet breaks news, we credit and link to them.
• Every story lists its sources at the bottom.

How we use AI

We use AI tools to help summarize public documents and draft short stories. A person reviews every story: checks facts against the original source, edits for accuracy and fairness, and decides whether it's published. Stories drafted with AI help are markedAI-assisted. We do not use AI-generated photos of real people or events.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, we fix it quickly and add a note to the story explaining what changed. To report an error,request a correction.

Independence

Advertisers and directory customers do not get coverage, approval of stories, or the ability to remove critical reporting.

Sponsored content and paid placements

• Sponsored stories are paid for by the named sponsor, produced separately from the newsroom, and labelled at the top of the page.
• Spotlight and Featured directory listings appear first in their category. Most are paid; any listing that is paid for is also marked Sponsored. We occasionally give these placements at no charge (for example to launch partners), and those are not marked Sponsored.
• Promoted events are paid placements on the events calendar.
• Verified means we confirmed the person managing a listing runs the business. It is not an endorsement.
• Links in paid placements use rel="sponsored". Other directory links to business websites and profiles use rel="nofollow": listing a business is not an endorsement of its website. Links our newsroom chooses to include in stories and guides are normal links.