Here at The First Light Report, we are committed to the truth. In today’s rapidly changing media environment, we believe that it is our job to report the news honestly and accurately.
Fairness
Fairness has always played a crucial part in journalism and no story is truly fair unless it’s complete.
Most of all, fairness includes honesty and clarity. Stories would not be honest if they mislead readers.
Thus, we make extra efforts to ensure that our stories include arguments from both (or all) sides and do not omit any significant piece of information, regardless of its size.
Transparency
At The First Light Report, we understand that we have a responsibility to be as transparent to our readers as possible. Transparency is the bedrock of truthful and fair reporting and The First Light Report has every intention to honor those values.
In the interest of transparency, our reports disclose political leanings and credit original reporting.
Accuracy
To uphold the promise of accuracy, The First Light Report takes steps to fact-check and verify reports. Both writers and editors fact-check and review claims. We also differentiate between credible claims, confirmed claims, speculations, and opinions.
The First Light Report separates stories into different categories. We mainly focus on political news in the US, US media, and important news from
around the world.
Use of others’ material
The First Light Report reports always credit other news outlets when we use materials not produced by our reporting. When we’re not the first to report on a story, we make sure to mention that another outlet first reported it.
Sometimes, we retransmit stories in full or in part from other media outlets and highlight where we took the excerpt from. Most of the time, we rewrite the stories in a way that reflects our requirements for reporting regarding structure, length, approach, and content but always attribute materials from other publications.
It is not uncommon for The First Light Report writers to include passages from previous The First Light Report stories, usually to provide additional background.
Quotations
Quotes are never altered or taken out of context. We do not change quotations in our stories to correct word usage or grammatical errors. Writers and editors may sometimes paraphrase quotations in cases where there is a lack of clarity.
Corrections
The First Light Report strives to provide its readers with accurate and complete reports. Still, in today’s fast-paced media world, errors inevitably occur. We are committed to hearing all complaints about our stories. We always admit our mistakes and promptly respond to any errors in the reports we publish.
When we make a correction, we label it as such and always explain the change. The same rule applies to clarifications.
If a story warrants removal, we let our readers know in an editor’s note, where we will provide a full explanation for the decision to unpublish the piece.
