Accuracy comes first
We would rather publish later than publish something we have not read at the source. A claim we cannot trace to a source does not go in.
Sources are named and linked
Every story links the pages it relies on. We say what a source measured and when, in its own terms, and we do not make a claim stronger than the source does.
Opinion is labelled
When we add our own reading of what a change means, it is marked as ours, with words such as "our read" or "we suggest". Headlines describe what happened and match what the story says.
Legal topics
Stories about laws and regulations describe the rule from its own text. They are general information, not legal advice.
What we sell, and what we do not
imisofts sells services in the areas the newsdesk covers. That is why each new news story carries a note saying so. Coverage is not for sale: a company cannot pay to appear in a news story or to change what it says.
Mistakes
When we get something wrong, we fix it and say that we did. The corrections page explains how.