This page sets out how Raw POV Magazine sources, verifies, credits and corrects what it publishes, how we use technology in the newsroom, and how advertising relates to editorial decisions. It applies to everything on this site.
Independence
Raw POV is independently owned and operated. No advertiser, sponsor, agency or commercial partner has any influence over what we cover, how we cover it, or whether a story runs. Nobody outside the editorial team sees an article before publication.
We do not accept payment for coverage. We do not publish sponsored content disguised as journalism. If we ever run sponsored or partner material, it will be labelled clearly and unmistakably at the top of the page.
Sourcing
Every factual claim on this site traces back to a named, checkable source. In practice that means one of the following.
- Primary documents. Statistical releases, company results, court filings, treaty text, official government pages.
- Original reporting by named outlets. Credited and linked, with the reporter named where the outlet names them.
- Our own observation and interviews. Identified as ours.
We do not publish anonymous claims sourced from social media. We do not treat aggregator sites as sources. Where a number is widely repeated online but traces back to a single study, we say which study and note its limits.
Analysis based on other outlets’ reporting
A significant part of what we publish is analysis built on journalism done elsewhere. We think that is a legitimate and useful thing to do, and it only works if the rules are strict.
- The originating outlet and reporter are named in the opening paragraphs, with a link to the original.
- We quote sparingly. Facts are restated in our own words, and direct quotation is kept to a minimum.
- We add something the original did not have. Historical context, verification against primary sources, calculations, comparison tables, or an explanation of what a figure does not show.
- Every such article carries a “Sources and method” block stating exactly which material came from the source and which analysis is ours.
- We never republish another outlet’s photography.
Verification and calculation
Where we calculate a percentage, a ratio or a per unit figure from reported numbers, we label it as our calculation and show the inputs. Where a figure is reported as an approximation, any percentage derived from it is presented as approximate.
Where the published data does not support a conclusion, we say so plainly, including when that is inconvenient for the story. If a national trend cannot be calculated from the figures available, we tell readers that rather than implying one.
Use of technology in the newsroom
We use software in research, drafting and production, including AI assisted tools. We are open about that, because readers deserve to know how what they are reading was made.
Those tools do not decide what we publish and they do not carry responsibility for it. Every article is reviewed and approved by a named human journalist before it goes live, and that byline is an accountability statement. Facts, figures, quotations and sources are checked by a person against the original material. Any error that reaches the page is ours, not a tool’s.
Images
We publish only images we have the right to use. That means original photography, material licensed for reuse with its licence respected, public domain images, or press and promotional material used with credit.
We do not use photography from news outlets or picture agencies. We do not present AI generated images as documentary photographs of real people or real events. Images are captioned and credited where credit is required.
Impartiality
Raw POV chooses subjects that reflect our interests, and we are open about that. We are drawn to popular art, craft traditions and the work of ordinary people, and that shapes what we cover.
It does not shape how we treat the people in a story. We report all parties fairly, we do not campaign against individuals or companies, and we do not use coverage to settle scores. Where we describe power, we describe it factually and leave the judgment to the reader.
Corrections
We correct errors quickly and visibly.
If you find a factual error in anything we have published, write to hello@inkadigitalworks.com with the article title and the specific claim you are disputing. We will check it against the source material and respond.
- Factual errors are corrected in the article, with a dated note at the foot of the piece explaining what was changed.
- Significant errors that change the meaning of a story get a correction note at the top as well.
- Small typographical fixes are made without a note.
- We do not quietly delete articles to make an error disappear.
Right of reply
Any person or organisation described in our coverage may write to us to dispute a characterisation or supply additional context. We will consider it seriously and, where it is warranted, update the article or publish the response.
Privacy and data
How we handle reader data, cookies and advertising technology is set out separately in our Privacy Policy.
Contact
Editorial contact for tips, corrections, right of reply and press material: hello@inkadigitalworks.com
For story submissions, see Send Your News. For who we are, see About Us.