GravelNewz is a values-based publication and our ethics are centered around the virtues of integrity, honesty, transparency, and independence.
GravelNewz strives to ensure that subjects of our articles are treated fairly and objectively. As such, we will not run a story that paints any person or organization in a negative light without giving that person or organization a reasonable opportunity to comment. Generally, this means at least one business day. There are two exceptions to this rule:
- When the subject of the story has already released a full statement — or declined to make such a statement — to another reputable news organization, and
- During the course of a breaking, time sensitive news story about a matter of immediate import, e.g., an active shooter situation. In the case of exceptions, the reporter shall work diligently to obtain a comment or statement from the subject of the story as soon as possible.
We do our utmost to ensure that all quotes are presented with 100 percent accuracy and fairness and are never deceptively edited to omit relevant context that might change the news significance of the story.
Regarding aggregation of a new story, GravelNewz credits the source(s) of the original story by explicitly naming them. To the greatest extent possible, our reporters are expected to consult original source documents rather than other media reports in order to ensure that we are not recapitulating errors that may exist in the reporting of other outlets.
When a conflict of interest could arise, we either work to assign the story to mitigate the conflict or where it cannot be mitigated, we disclose that conflict in our content with an editor’s note.
GravelNewz has a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism and treats plagiarism allegations very seriously.
