Desk

Newsroom and Standards

Public newsroom notes, standards, methods, and contributor policy material.

Mission

Newsroom and Standards

Public newsroom notes, standards, methods, and contributor policy material.

The newsroom and standards desk publishes public notes on methods, contributor rules, desk structure, and service material without presenting that material as filed coverage.

Editorial policy contact All desks

Scope

Coverage focus

MethodsStandardsPublic newsroom notes

Formats

Accepted formats

Standards notesDesk notesService notices

Desk stories

Editorial StandardsDatelines and SourcingA standards note on filing location, timing, and sourcing in world dispatches. MethodsBriefing Format NoteA standards note on when a brief is appropriate and what sourcing should appear with it. ContributorsContributor GuidelinesA standards note covering disclosure, sourcing, editing, and corrections for contributor work. NewsroomNetwork Desk NoteA newsroom note on how the global file is divided across reporting, briefs, contributors, and photojournalism. PhotojournalismPhoto Desk NoteA standards note on captions, chronology, and editorial context in photojournalism. World DeskWorld Desk NoteA standards note on fast world briefs, datelines, and source clarity.