Editorial standards and corrections

This page sets out how NRI Affairs reports, how it labels what it publishes, and what it does when it gets something wrong. It is the standard we hold ourselves to and the one readers can hold us to. Our Media Literacy guide also sets out our position on sourcing and corrections, alongside its guidance for readers.

Independence

NRI Affairs is independent. Advertising pays for the reporting and does not shape it. No advertiser, sponsor, government, party or community organisation decides what we cover or how we cover it.

Sourcing

News copy attributes contested claims to a named person, institution or document. Where a claim cannot be attributed, we say so or we leave it out. The party under scrutiny gets their own words before the criticism. We link to primary sources — the bill, the court filing, the policy document, the dataset — where they exist online. We do not publish anonymous allegations without a reason we can explain, and we protect the identity of sources who speak to us on that basis.

Opinion

Opinion is labelled Opinion and carries its author’s name. It is kept separate from the reporting, in its own desk. An opinion piece may argue a position; it may not misstate facts. Where an author has an interest in the subject, we say so at the foot of the piece.

Sponsored content

Sponsored placements are labelled Sponsored, in the same position and the same treatment each time. Creative is supplied by the advertiser, is not written in the house voice, and does not carry a desk byline. Buying a placement buys the placement. It does not buy coverage, a favourable angle or the removal of a story. We decline creative that would be mistaken for reporting. The inventory is on the advertise page.

Republished content

We republish articles from The Conversation under a Creative Commons licence, and agency copy is credited to the agency. Republished articles say so at the foot of the piece, naming the original publisher and licence, and the writer is named in the piece. Where the byline shows a desk or guest account, the original author’s name appears in the article.

Bylines and desk accounts

Articles by a named writer carry that writer’s name. Articles produced collectively, or compiled from agency and official sources, are published under a desk byline: NRI Affairs News Desk, Features Desk, Special Correspondent or Editor’s Desk. A desk byline means the desk, not an individual, takes responsibility for the piece. The Hindi desk works to the same standards as the English desks.

Right of reply

Anyone who is the subject of criticism in our reporting is given the chance to respond before publication, and the response is reflected in the piece. If we could not reach them, we say so. If a response arrives after publication, we add it.

Corrections

Where we get something wrong, we correct it on the page and say what changed. A correction note at the foot of the article records the change and the date. We do not quietly rewrite. Minor typographical fixes that do not change the meaning are made without a note.

To request a correction, use the contact form or email contact@nriaffairs.com with Correction in the subject line. Give us the headline or link, say what the error is and, where you can, point us to the source that settles it. We deal with correction requests as quickly as we can.

Complaints

If you believe we have breached these standards, write to contact@nriaffairs.com with Complaint in the subject line, naming the article and the standard. Complaints are reviewed by the Editor.

Contact

Corrections, complaints and questions about these standards: contact@nriaffairs.com, or the contact page.