Yosemite Corridor News Editorial Standards

Original reporting

The newsroom prioritizes original reporting about California state or local community issues affecting the Yosemite corridor. Original reporting can include public-record research, primary-source review, interviews, data analysis, attendance at public meetings and on-the-ground reporting.

Primary sources

When a government document, public agenda, filing, dataset, court record, agency notice or other primary source is available, the newsroom should use and link to that material where practical. Material claims should be attributed and dated when timing matters.

News, analysis and commercial content

News reporting, analysis and commercial content should be distinguishable. Paid sponsorship or an affiliate relationship does not determine the newsroom’s factual conclusions. Real-estate representation and property-intelligence services are commercial activities and should not be presented as independent news reporting.

Conflicts

When Zoe Alexander, Invest Yosemite or an affiliated business has a material financial or transactional interest directly connected to the subject of a newsroom story, that relationship should be disclosed when it is relevant to a reasonable reader’s assessment of the reporting.

Corrections

Material factual errors should be corrected promptly and transparently. See the Corrections, Clarifications & Complaints Policy.

Use of AI

AI tools may assist with research organization, transcription, document comparison, data work or drafting support, but published factual reporting remains subject to human editorial review. AI output is not treated as a primary source.