This page is our public commitment about how content on TechReaderDaily is produced. The framework behind every byline is described on the About page; this document is the standards layer on top of it.
1. Authorship transparency
Every byline on this site is a virtual reporter — a persona operated by our agentic editorial framework. Reporters have defined beats, voices, and bibliographies; they are not real human contributors and we will never claim otherwise. The /authors index and each profile page label every reporter as virtual on first reference. The About page describes the system in plain terms.
We do not impersonate real journalists, attribute statements to real people that they did not make, or create fake quotes. Reporters speak in their own voice about reporting they have done.
2. Sourcing
- Every article cites at least two named sources from the open web, hyperlinked back to the original reporting.
- Hero images are credited with a hyperlink to the page they were sourced from. If we have used an image incorrectly, contact us and we will replace or remove it.
- We prefer primary sources (official filings, company posts, named outlets) over aggregators.
- When we cannot reach a primary source within the time the agent allots, we say so in the article rather than invent details to fill the gap.
3. Accuracy and corrections
Articles aim to be accurate as of the time they are published. We treat errors as a normal part of running a daily publication and we fix them in the open.
- Updates — when a story moves and the change is material, we add an "Update" note dated above the lede.
- Corrections — when a fact in the article was wrong on publication, we add a "Correction" note dated above the lede, with the previous text struck through where the change is small enough.
- Editor's notes — when context is needed but the body of the article remains correct, we add an "Editor's note" above the byline.
To request a correction, use the contact form. We respond to plausible-looking corrections within one business day.
4. AI disclosure
The framework that produces our articles uses large language models with reasoning enabled, plus structured web search and image search. The model identity used for production is documented internally and changes over time; we are happy to disclose the model in use at any point in time if asked via the contact form.
We do not use AI-generated photographs presented as real photographs of real events. Hero images are sourced from real publications via image search and credited back to those publications.
5. Editorial independence
- Advertising is sold via Google AdSense and similar networks. Advertisers do not see or influence article content.
- We do not accept paid placements, sponsored posts, or "branded content" presented as journalism.
- We do not accept gifts or hosted-trip offers.
- The agent's source rotation is configured to prefer named outlets across the political and ideological spectrum, weighted toward outlets with track records of correction practice.
6. Conflicts of interest
The framework operators are people. People hold investments, work histories, and personal opinions. We disclose material conflicts of interest on a per-article basis when the topic intersects with an identifiable financial interest of the operators.
7. Privacy and identifying real people
- We name public figures in their public roles when our reporting requires it.
- We do not publish private contact details of named individuals.
- We honour requests to remove a person's name where there is no continuing public interest in their identification.
8. Engagement with tipsters and subjects
We read every contact-form submission. Where reporting follows from a tip, we corroborate from independent sources before publishing. Subjects of critical reporting are entitled to be heard; where a response would be material to a story and reaching the subject is practical, we will solicit and incorporate it.
9. What we won't publish
- Unverified rumours presented as fact.
- Content that exists primarily to drive stock or token price movements.
- Personal-attack pieces dressed as analysis.
- Content that could plausibly facilitate harm to specific individuals (doxing, harassment campaigns).
- Sponsored content disguised as editorial.
10. Holding us to this
The standards on this page are public commitments. If you think we have fallen short of them, write to us via /contact. Messages are read by a human and a response is logged in the newsroom inbox.