Editorial Policy
Updated
This page explains what ViewTime publishes, how our articles are produced and what we do when something goes wrong.
What we publish
ViewTime covers eight sections: Sports, Entertainment, Tech, Health, Lifestyle, Science, Money and Autos.
We don’t publish stories about politics, including elections, political parties, disputes over government policy and geopolitical conflicts. We also avoid stories that center on crime accusations against private individuals or on the deaths of private individuals, stories about crime, abuse, injury or health matters involving minors, and personal medical advice.
How articles are made
Each ViewTime story is based on reporting by established news organizations and other public sources, usually more than one. Our articles:
- tell the story in our own words instead of copying sentences;
- say where information comes from, for example “according to” a named outlet;
- use direct quotes only when they appear word for word in a source;
- leave out any detail, such as a date, a number or a quote, that the sources don’t support.
Every article ends with a list of the reports it draws on, with links.
Checks before publication
These checks run on every story before it goes live:
- Quotes are matched against the source text. A quote that can’t be found in a source fails the check.
- The text is compared with each source to catch passages that follow it too closely.
- The story’s facts, numbers and names are checked against the sources.
A story that fails these checks is not published. The checks catch many problems but not all of them, so an article can still contain mistakes. If you find one, please report it.
Bylines
Article bylines link to author profiles with a name, portrait, short biography and published stories. Each biography introduces the author’s topics and coverage. Browse our author directory to explore authors across our sections.
Health stories
Our Health section reports news about research, public health and health care. It is not medical advice. Talk to a doctor or another qualified professional about your own health.
Money stories
Our Money section reports news about markets, companies, the economy and personal finance. It is not financial or investment advice, and we don’t recommend buying or selling any investment. Talk to a qualified professional about your own finances.
Article images
We only publish images we have the right to use:
- openly licensed photos from Wikimedia Commons and Openverse, under CC0, public domain, CC BY or CC BY-SA licenses;
- U.S. government images in the public domain;
- images we upload ourselves;
- illustrations created for ViewTime.
Each image is credited with its author and source, and with its license and a link to it when the license requires one. Photos from Wikimedia Commons are marked “File photo” because they usually show the subject of a story rather than the event itself. Illustrations are marked “Illustration” and never show real people or real events.
ViewTime finds some images through Openverse. ViewTime is not endorsed by or affiliated with Openverse.
Corrections and updates
When we learn that an article is wrong, we correct it, and the article shows when it was last updated. Our corrections policy has the details.
Advertising
ViewTime is supported by advertising. Ads and sponsored recommendations are labeled and kept separate from our articles. Advertisers have no influence over what we publish, and we don’t publish sponsored stories.
Questions
Questions about this policy can be sent to contact@viewtime.net.