Our editorial standards.
Clear sourcing, independent judgement and respect for the people we cover.
Accuracy & attribution
Reports should be checked before publication, distinguish established facts from opinion, and link to primary sources where possible. Dates, bylines, image credits and source links help readers assess a story. We do not present preview content as reported news.
Editorial independence
Harvey MacGeoghagan publishes The Press. Decisions about independent coverage are made editorially. Payment does not purchase an undisclosed editorial recommendation or a favourable review.
Sponsored content & affiliate links
Paid placements are labelled “Sponsored” prominently. Material commercial relationships must be disclosed in the article, and paid links carry rel="sponsored". Any future affiliate links must be disclosed near the recommendation.
Corrections & updates
Readers can report errors through our contact page. Material corrections should be described in the article and include an updated date. Updates should preserve the original publication date.
AI-assisted content
Our launch guides were prepared with AI assistance and checked against the primary sources linked in each article. Contributor biographies disclose this process. We do not fabricate interviews, quotations, first-hand experience or news events.
Images & contributions
Contributors must have permission to publish their text and imagery. Illustrative photographs should be identified as such. Reports should identify the author and include a meaningful author biography.
Community standards
Comments are reviewed before publication. We welcome disagreement expressed respectfully. Threats, harassment, hate, personal information, impersonation, spam, unverified accusations and unrelated promotion are not accepted. Comments may be declined or removed.
Reader polls
Polls are informal reader participation tools. They are not representative scientific surveys. A browser can vote once per poll, but this cannot establish that every vote came from a unique person.
Contact
Questions about these standards can be sent to info@thepress.ie, marked for the publisher.