Corrections & Editorial Standards
How we handle errors and how we approach our editorial work.
Corrections policy
If we get something wrong — a misattributed headline, an incorrect date, a broken link, or an error in one of our editorial summaries — we want to know about it.
Please contact us via the Contact page and select "Correction request" as the subject. Include the URL of the story and a brief description of the error.
When we confirm an error, we will:
- Correct the error as quickly as possible.
- Add a clearly labelled correction note at the bottom of the affected story, stating what was changed and when.
- Not silently delete or alter content without noting the change.
We do not correct the original headlines of third-party outlets — those are reproduced exactly as published. If a source outlet has issued a correction, we will note that where possible.
Editorial standards
We link every outlet we quote
Every headline on The Global Aggregate links directly to the original article on the source outlet's website. We do not reproduce full article text. Readers are always one click away from the primary source.
We never change a headline's words
Headlines are reproduced verbatim from the source outlet. We do not paraphrase, shorten, or editorially alter them. If a headline contains an error, that error belongs to the source outlet, not to us — and we will note that if it becomes relevant.
Our summaries are labelled as ours
Each story page includes a short editorial summary written by The Global Aggregate newsroom. These summaries are clearly labelled "The Global Aggregate — Editorial Summary" and represent our own words, not those of any source outlet. They describe what happened and note how the outlets' coverage differs.
State-affiliated source disclosure
Sources that are operated or funded by a national government are labelled "State-affiliated source." This is a factual disclosure, not an editorial judgement about the accuracy or quality of the reporting.