Purpose
Reality Herald seeks to publish accurate reporting, careful analysis, serious argument, historical and theological writing, and scholarship presented with intellectual honesty. Editorial judgment should distinguish factual claims from interpretation, argument, opinion, satire, and speculation.
Accuracy and verification
Writers should verify material factual claims before publication and rely on primary sources whenever practical. Quotations should preserve context. Headlines, captions, summaries, and social-media descriptions should meet the same standards of accuracy as article text.
Sources and attribution
Reality Herald should identify sources whenever possible. Anonymous sourcing should remain exceptional and should require a clear reason, editorial review, and corroboration when feasible. Writers should not present rumor, allegation, or inference as established fact.
Fairness and response
When reporting may materially harm the reputation of an identifiable person or organization, Reality Herald should make reasonable efforts to verify the claim and, when appropriate, provide a meaningful opportunity to respond before publication.
Opinion, analysis, and satire
Commentary and argument should receive clear labeling when context may otherwise confuse readers about genre. Satire should never masquerade as straight reporting. Strong conclusions remain welcome, but factual premises supporting those conclusions should remain accurate and fairly represented.
Conflicts of interest
Writers and editors should disclose financial, organizational, professional, or personal relationships that could reasonably affect a reader’s assessment of a piece. Reality Herald may decline work when disclosure alone would not adequately address a conflict.
AI-assisted work
Automated tools may assist research, transcription, organization, editing, or technical production, but authors and editors remain responsible for every published claim. AI-generated factual assertions should never bypass ordinary verification.
Peer review
Reality Herald as a whole is not peer-reviewed. Only work that completes the publication’s formal peer-review process may carry a Peer Reviewed label.
Corrections
Material factual errors should be corrected promptly and transparently. See the separate Corrections Policy for details.