How we intend
to report.
This policy describes the standards the Satyagrah newsroom is being built to follow. It is not a claim that a live newsroom or editor is already in place.
Source first
Every story should link to the original documents, official statements, and reporting used to establish its facts. We will distinguish primary sources from independent reporting and state when a claim could not be independently verified. We will not copy another publisher's article or use a headline alone as proof.
AI assistance and publication
AI may help group source material and prepare English and Hindi drafts, but it does not independently verify claims. By default, a responsible editor must check names, dates, numbers, translations, attribution, links, and material omissions before publication. If the publisher enables automatic publishing, only a narrow set of low-risk updates may publish without per-story human review: the item must be corroborated by at least two separately managed official primary-source groups approved for this purpose, pass risk screening, and carry a clear notice that no editor reviewed it. Sensitive, disputed, uncertain, and non-primary-source items stay in the review queue. These safeguards can still miss errors; automatic publication is not proof of accuracy.
Corrections and updates
Material errors should be corrected promptly, with a visible note describing what changed and when. Updates must not silently change a story in a way that misleads readers.
Editorial and commercial separation
Advertisers, affiliate commissions, and the Satyagrah/SwastikPartners business network must not decide what the newsroom covers or how it describes a product. Paid placements and affiliate links must be visibly labelled near the recommendation and in the reader's language.
Accountability before launch
Before regular publication, the site needs a named publisher, a responsible editor, an editorial contact, a corrections channel, documented source permissions, privacy terms, and any required publisher disclosures. The operator must review the applicable Indian digital-media rules before launch.