a) TheBharatBuzz.com is committed to ensuring accuracy across all its content. We investigate claims with skepticism, question assumptions, and challenge conventional wisdom.
b) Our commitment to due accuracy is fundamental to our reputation and the trust of our audience. The term ‘due’ implies that accuracy must be adequate and appropriate to the output, considering the subject and nature of the content, explicitly mentioning any constraints.
c) All our output, as appropriate to its content and nature, must be well-sourced, based on available evidence, and corroborated. We strive for honesty, openness about uncertainties, and avoid unfounded speculation.
d) Our journalists never deliberately plagiarize or distort facts or context, including visual information knowingly.
e) TheBharatBuzz.com seeks independent verification from sources, especially for claims made by public officials or those with an agenda beyond reporting the truth. Unverifiable claims or content are normally attributed.
f) We stand by the information we publish and deem it accurate. If proven otherwise, we promptly change the news item or information. We do not knowingly mislead our audiences, distort facts, or present invented material as facts. We acknowledge serious factual errors and correct them quickly, clearly, and appropriately.
g) We provide a fair opportunity for the public to report inaccuracies or errors in our reportage via the ‘Suggest A Correction’ section at the end of every web-story.
h) Our journalists’ primary responsibility is reporting, writing, and fact-checking stories. Stories undergo review by one or more editors with varying seniority based on factors like complexity, sensitivity, and time pressure.
Correction Policies of TheBharatBuzz.com:
While TheBharatBuzz.com strives for excellence and accuracy, occasional errors may occur. When identified, we take responsibility for correcting the error transparently:
READERS: If a reader spots an error, they should contact the editor-in-chief, Emilee Wentland, immediately by email at thebharatbuzzz@gmail.com, with the subject “Correction Needed.”
A correction is not officially submitted until the reader contacts the editor-in-chief directly. Corrections submitted to other TheBharatBuzz.com staff members may not be addressed in a timely manner or at all.
Corrections should include the correction, issue date or number, where the correction was seen (in print, online, etc.), the reader’s name, and contact information. Readers should also provide correct information and the source where they found it.
The reader can expect a response from the editor-in-chief and may be contacted further if a clarification is needed or more information is required.
TheBharatBuzz.com: Once the editor-in-chief is made aware of an error, they will investigate it using information from the reader, meeting minutes, reporter’s recordings, and other available sources.
If an error is found, the editor-in-chief will issue a correction:
- PRINT: Corrections will be printed on page 2A in the next issue, denoting the issue, article, incorrect information, and the correction.
- TheBharatBuzz.com: The article will be corrected, and an editor’s note added to the bottom, noting the correction.
- SOCIAL MEDIA: If the article was posted online, a post will be made linking to the corrected article, noting the correction.