Editorial standards

Accuracy and sourcing

Material factual claims should be supported by accessible evidence. Dispatch prioritizes primary sources such as regulators, filings, official documentation, organizers, and direct company statements, then seeks independent corroboration where the subject requires it.

• Press releases are sources, not automatically independent reporting.
• Rumor, estimate, analysis, and confirmed fact are labeled differently.
• Quotes must be attributable and faithful to the source.
• High-risk claims require human publisher review.

Authors, editors, and accountability

Stories use a real named contributor or the honest TradeVulcan Editorial Desk byline. Named reviewers and editors are shown when their role is material to the work. Dispatch does not use fictional reporter identities.

Unnamed sources

Dispatch avoids unnamed sources when information can be documented publicly. An unnamed source may be used only when the information serves a clear public interest, the source is known to the accountable editor, the basis for the source’s knowledge is verified, and the story explains why anonymity was granted without exposing the person.

Original value

Dispatch does not publish thin rewrites. A story should add useful service-trade context, source synthesis, operating implications, data, or explanatory value.

Independence and commercial influence

TradeVulcan product mentions are included only when directly relevant. Commercial considerations do not excuse unsupported claims, hidden sponsorship, affiliate influence, undisclosed conflicts, or favorable treatment.

Reviews and comparisons

Reviews disclose methodology, evidence, conflicts, sponsorship, affiliate relationships, and material limitations. Dispatch does not fabricate product testing, ratings, or first-hand experience.

Publication labels

News, analysis, explainer, opinion, review, event, sponsored material, republished releases, and other content classes are displayed so readers can understand the nature of the work.