Editorial policy / updated July 22, 2026

Editorial Policy

Side Street is designed to make its editorial standards legible: clear authorship, plain disclosure and a visible route for corrections.

How do we decide what to publish?

We begin with relevance, verifiability and public interest. A story does not need to be loud to matter, but it needs a clear editorial reason to be here.

How are corrections handled?

When a material error is confirmed, we update the publication and note the correction where readers can find it. Clarifications may be added when wording could reasonably mislead.

Authorship and sources

Bylines identify the principal contributor to a piece. Where reporting uses documents, interviews or public information, a live publication should state material sources or describe the reporting basis when doing so does not put a source at risk. This demonstration build contains editorial sample copy and must be verified before publication as news.

Partner and campaign material

If a partner campaign is activated through the site’s campaign system, the content is presented in a dedicated featured block, visually separated from the article stream and identified as featured partner content. It is not written or formatted as a reader review, testimonial or independent news report. The active campaign copy comes from the operating publisher’s campaign configuration.

Independence and conflicts

Contributors and editors should disclose a material personal, financial or professional interest that could reasonably affect a story. A disclosure does not remove a conflict; it helps readers evaluate the work and guides editorial decisions about assignment and review.

Feedback

Questions, correction requests and concerns about this policy may be sent to [email protected]. We aim to acknowledge substantive editorial correspondence, but publication decisions remain with the editorial desk.