Principles guiding how GhanaCurrent prepares, reviews and updates its reporting.
Significant factual claims should be checked against reliable evidence before publication. Reports still developing should explain what is known, what remains unconfirmed and when the information was last updated.
Headlines and summaries must accurately represent the full article. A dramatic headline must not promise information missing from the story.
Original documents, direct statements and identifiable reporting should be preferred where practical. Photos and videos require source and usage-rights checks; an image or social-media clip alone does not establish when and where an event occurred.
Attribution should be retained when a licence requires it. News reporting must be distinguishable from commentary, sponsored material and paid promotion.
Dates should identify the actual publication and update times, not merely the date of the event. Author credits should identify the real writer or the editorial desk when the named individual is not established; fabricated bylines are not acceptable.
Substantive factual errors should be corrected when established. Material changes should be explained clearly rather than silently presented as original reporting. A correction request should identify the article, disputed information and supporting evidence.