editorial standards
Quality control criteria
Editorial standards are the guidelines governing content quality, accuracy, and consistency in publishing.
They typically address fact-checking, style conventions, tone, attribution, and ethical boundaries.
A publication's editorial standards shape what gets published and how: The magazine rejected the piece for failing to meet editorial standards.
Organizations may codify these in a style guide or leave them implicit.
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- punctuationWritten clarity symbols
- objectivityFreedom from personal bias
- transparencyState of being see-through
- consistencyReliable adherence to standards
accuracy · anonymous sources · cross-referencing · copy desk · grammar · accountability · public trust · libel · kill the story · retraction · honesty · truthfulness · fairness · journalistic integrity · ombudsman · right of reply · corroboration · style guide
- ruleslaw, rule, guideline, bylaw, standard
- editorial controleditor in chief, managing editor, gatekeeping, content curation, editing
- media ethicsjournalism ethics, media ethics, media bias, journalistic ethics, journalistic integrity
- media regulationcensorship, content moderation, press censorship, film censorship, art censorship
- media rulescensorship laws, content moderation, rating systems, community guidelines, TV ratings
- press ethicsjournalistic ethics, journalistic integrity, ethical journalism, objectivity, impartiality
editorial standardstabloid journalism
Sensational news prioritizing shock
yellow journalism · clickbait · sensationalism · misinformation · propaganda
editorial standardscreative freedom
Liberty in artistic expression
artistic license · editorial independence · anything goes · free expression · creative autonomy
editorial standardscitizen journalism
Non-professionals reporting news
user-generated content · vanity publishing · self-publishing · blog posts