Editorial Policy

Our role

VizhiTN is an independent, non-government public-interest platform. Publishing a report on VizhiTN is not the same as filing an official complaint. We link readers to official channels when they are available.

Content labels

• Citizen report: submitted by a user and not treated as an established fact.
• Community confirmation: other users have signalled that they observed a similar issue; this is not government or editorial verification.
• Official notice: attributed and linked to the issuing authority wherever possible.
• Editorial report: researched or summarized by the VizhiTN Editorial Team and subject to this policy.
• Automated assistance: machine-supported classification, translation, or summarization that remains subject to human review before editorial publication.

Editorial standards

• Prefer primary official sources and identify the source of material claims.
• Distinguish allegations, eyewitness accounts, estimates, and confirmed official information.
• Avoid publishing unnecessary personal data or identifying vulnerable people.
• Do not allow advertisers, sponsors, political organizations, or public authorities to buy favourable coverage or civic-status changes.
• Correct material errors transparently and update the modification date only when content changes.

Contact the editorial team

Send corrections, source concerns, or conflicts-of-interest information through the Contact page. Include the page URL and the exact statement you believe needs review.