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Editorial standards

Useful local coverage should also be clear about how it was made

These standards govern the Intro Indianapolis morning desk, original guides, homeowner coverage, automated systems, sponsorships, updates, and corrections. They are written for readers, not as a private newsroom checklist.

Source-linked news

Aggregation is labeled, attributed, and designed to send readers to the source

The Morning Briefing curates timely work from local newsrooms and official sources. We identify the source, display the publication time when available, summarize only what the source supports, and link directly to the original report.

A linked headline is not Intro Indianapolis reporting. The original newsroom remains responsible for its reporting, updates, photographs, and conclusions. Our responsibility is accurate attribution, useful selection, fair context, and a working path to the source.

Source selection

What belongs on the desk

  • The information must be meaningfully connected to Indianapolis or Central Indiana.
  • The source should have direct reporting, official responsibility, or relevant firsthand expertise.
  • The publication time, location, and subject should be clear enough to place the item accurately.
  • Readers should be able to open the original source and examine the reporting for themselves.

Original guides and explainers

Specificity matters more than volume

Intro Indianapolis guides should help a reader make a real decision. That means naming the place, explaining why it fits, and checking changing details such as dates, hours, prices, access, weather, or source status when those details are central to the recommendation.

We distinguish durable guidance from time-sensitive information. A date or update label should help readers judge freshness rather than conceal how old a page is.

Attribution and fair use

Credit stays close to the information

We use short summaries and links rather than republishing another newsroom's complete work. Quotations should be limited, accurate, and attributed. Photographs and other creative work require a clear right to use them and a visible credit when appropriate.

Official records, public notices, and first-party information may provide useful verification, but they do not erase the need to credit original reporting when it informed the page.

Review before publication

The desk checks the details readers rely on

  • Names, locations, dates, and changing details are checked against available source material.
  • Summaries should preserve the meaning and uncertainty of the original source.
  • Automated classifications are reviewed so an item does not appear under a misleading desk label.
  • Commercial relationships are disclosed near recommendations and calls to action.

AI and automation

Assistance is disclosed; accountability stays with the publication

Feed tools and automated rules may collect, sort, deduplicate, and label public headlines. Artificial intelligence may assist with research organization, drafting, editing, summaries, and structured information.

Automation is not an authority. It cannot be the sole basis for a factual claim, a business ranking, a safety recommendation, or a severe-weather conclusion. Work is reviewed for relevance, factual support, attribution, and commercial influence before publication.

If an automated system contributes to an error, we correct it under the same policy that applies to any other mistake.

Bylines and accountability

The desk byline is institutional, not a fictional person

“Intro Indianapolis Desk” identifies work prepared and reviewed for the publication when no individual reporter byline is claimed. It does not represent a persona or imply that a fictional contributor performed reporting.

Named bylines should be reserved for real contributors whose role and work can be represented accurately.

About the editorial desk

Funding and sponsorship

Commercial support does not purchase editorial conclusions

Raptor Roofing supports the Weather & Home desk. Sponsor placements, partner profiles, and commercial links are labeled. Sponsors do not select headlines, approve copy, assign coverage, or receive favorable editorial rankings.

Sponsored subjects receive the same sourcing, review, update, and correction standards as the rest of the publication.

Funding disclosure

Weather and urgent information

Official alerts take priority

Weather coverage should identify the National Weather Service or another official authority when alert status, timing, or safety guidance is involved. A sponsor message is not a substitute for an official warning.

Readers facing an emergency should follow public-safety instructions and contact the appropriate emergency service rather than relying on a local guide or commercial provider.

Updates and corrections

Accuracy obligations continue after publication

We correct material errors, make routine clarity fixes when they do not change the meaning, and attach a visible note when a substantive change affects a reader's understanding. The corrections page explains the full process and serves as the public record for material correction notices.

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