The primary aim of Byliner.com is to provide content that is useful, informative, and valuable, therefore, in our quest to deliver factual, accurate, and unbiased information across our platforms, we are committed to our core values of integrity, passion, trustworthiness, and are guided by the following set of principles and policies outlined below.
Ethics Policy
In accordance with the suggestions made by the Society of Professional Journalists’ ethics code, our objective is to ensure the free flow of information that is both accurate and fair in the clearest and transparent manner possible without fear or favor.
To achieve this, we have a diverse team of experienced writers, researchers, editors, and reviewers that fact-check each article before it gets published. We collaborate with industry experts and advisors in lifestyle, personal growth, business, and relationships. Our advisors and reviewing experts are able to inspect our content to ensure it is of high quality, factual, trustworthy, and useful before it goes live.
We also provide sources and references for quotes and statistics. Our content is checked and updated from time to time to ensure that our information is always accurate.
The integrity of Byliner.com staff
All content found on our site is created by staff members of Byliner.com who do not accept gifts, including but not limited to travel and lodging accommodations, from the subjects of their reporting. We also do not accept content from outside sources on the website
Content Creation Process and Verification Standards
To ensure that accurate and unbiased information is presented, we pass our content through multiple levels of editing.
- The researcher comes up with the topic and creates an outline to fully address the question or topic at hand
- An appropriate journalist or web content developer who is knowledgeable in the required field writes the article and sends it for review and editing
- The article is copyedited by a content editor
- The article is edited by an editor
- The article is then reviewed by reviewer
- Corrections and clarifications are incorporated at all levels
- The article is published on the website
We only make use of references from reputable sources, such as academic databases, research publications, scientific journals and magazines, books written by respected and well-known authors, trusted news agencies and organizations, as well as interviews or communication with well-established professionals and industry experts.
Fact-Checking and Corrections
In a quest to ascertain the truth and accuracy of information, we corroborate with multiple sources, while questioning any assumptions. We also go on to investigate claims with skepticism.
We require our journalists to ask the following “who,” “what,” “where,” when,” “why” and “how” questions when cross-checking information in a quest for the truth and accuracy.
· How do you know?
· Who is the source, and how does the source know?
· How can you be sure?
. How reliable or credible, reputable or trustworthy is the source?
· Where is the evidence?
· What documentation supports the facts?
In the spirit of openness, if a piece of information is inaccurate, we will change it as quickly as possible and we’re always transparent with our readers about the scale of the error.
Here at Byliner.com, we regard the contents we publish as a ‘living document’ that must be updated from time to time and as events unfold. We ensure to the best of our abilities that contents are completely accurate upon publication. However, if a correction is required after the content has been published, we are transparent and will update the article if the new information adds to or corrects an aspect of the original information.
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