Editorial policy

These are the rules we work by, written down so you can hold us to them.

Checking

• No story sent by a reader is published on its own. An editor reads it and checks it before it is printed.
• A published story sent by a reader is marked “Sent by a reader”.
• Before we print an accusation against anyone, we try to get their side. If we can't, we say so.

Who we protect

• We never print the names, photos or addresses of survivors of rape and sexual abuse.
• We don't print a child's identity unless it is for the child's own good and a guardian agrees.
• We never tell anyone who sent us a story without that person's permission.

When we get it wrong

We fix the mistake in the story itself and add a “Correction” note at the end saying what changed. If you spot a mistake, tell us.

Opinion and news

Writing in the Editorial section is Prantik News's own opinion. We don't pretend to be neutral: we are on the side of working people. But we never make up facts, and we keep opinion and news apart.