At Chicago News Post, our readers’ trust is our primary asset. We maintain a strict, uncompromising separation between news gathering, opinion content, and advertising operations.
Accuracy & Verification
- Primary Sourcing: All news reports undergo strict fact-verification against official government records, primary document filings, or direct source statements before publication.
- No Rumors: We do not publish unverified rumors or speculative commentary within our news reports.
- Human Authorship: To ensure absolute accountability, Chicago News Post does not utilize fully automated or AI-generated news text. All articles are researched, written, and verified by human editorial staff.
Objectivity & Tone
- Neutrality: Our news reporting remains objective, factual, and neutral.
- Anti-Sensationalism: We avoid dramatic storytelling, inflammatory language, or sensational headlines designed to mislead or provoke.
Corrections Policy
- Transparency: Accuracy is our top priority. When an error occurs, we investigate and resolve verified inaccuracies within 24 to 48 hours.
- Placement: Corrections or clarifications are appended directly to the top or bottom of the original article, explicitly stating what was corrected and the exact timestamp the update was applied.
- Reporting Errors: To report an error, please email editor@chicagonewspost.com with “Correction Request” in the subject line.
Sources & Attribution
- Named Sourcing: We prioritize named, on-the-record sources whenever possible.
- Anonymity Protections: Anonymous sources are utilized only when revealing an identity poses a verified personal or professional retaliation risk, and the underlying factual claim is independently verified by secondary evidence.
- Plagiarism Firewall: We maintain a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism. Content, quotes, or background information aggregated from secondary media outlets are independently synthesized and attributed directly within the article body.
Conflicts of Interest & Advertising Independence
- Editorial Firewall: Advertisers, corporate sponsors, and network ad partners have zero influence over editorial coverage, story selection, or article framing.
- Labeling: Sponsored content, native advertising, or paid partner pieces are explicitly and clearly labeled as “Sponsored” or “Advertisement.”