editorial standard
Content quality benchmark
Editorial standard is a principle or guideline governing the quality, accuracy, and consistency of published content.
Publications establish editorial standards covering fact-checking, style, tone, and ethics: The magazine maintains high editorial standards.
In plural, editorial standards often refers to a publication's complete set of such guidelines: Our editorial standards prohibit anonymous sourcing without editor approval.
- guidelineRecommended standard for action
- code of ethicsPrinciples governing professional conduct
- qualityStandard or attribute
- accuracyDegree of correctness
- fact checkingConfirming accuracy of statements
ethics · integrity · fact-check · masthead · byline · kill fee · correction · retraction · objectivity · bias · newsroom · deadline · publication · vetting · sourcing · credibility · journalistic · impartiality
editorial standardanything goes
No restrictions apply
carelessness · lack of oversight · sloppiness · unprofessionalism · unedited
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