Newsroom and publishing standards

Scope

FinanceFirst covers financial developments with evidence and analysis of their consequences. The newsroom selects stories for reader significance and an identifiable original contribution. Daily volume is a planning target, not a reason to publish unsupported or repetitive work.

Before publication

1. Save the final article with its type, real author, headline, summary, sources, dates and disclosures.
2. Record evidence for material claims, calculation methods, image or data rights and any forecasts.
3. Resolve material contradictory evidence and record a right-of-reply decision where necessary.
4. Complete automated content, accessibility and technical checks.
5. Obtain a separate editor’s recorded approval of that exact saved version.
6. Publish only after blocking issues are resolved. Scheduling is subject to the same checks and approval is checked again at release time.

Technical checks and their limits

Checks cover required metadata, safe URLs, canonical consistency, source references, placeholder content, image descriptions and article schema settings. Automated arithmetic checks cover supported calculations. A successful check does not prove truth, legal compliance, originality, Google indexing or ranking. The editor must assess evidence, context, rights and fairness.

Version control and updates

Approval is tied to the reviewed article and evidence. Material changes invalidate approval. Scheduled work must still have current review at release. Existing articles are not automatically certified by the introduction of this system. Editors retain evidence and approval records and follow the corrections policy for changes to public work.

Accountability

Readers can inspect the author, dates, article type, relevant methods, limitations and disclosures. Review credits reflect completed work. See our editorial policy, sourcing and forecasting standards, AI policy, ownership information and complaint route.