{"id":1022,"date":"2026-05-04T04:21:54","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:21:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/editorial-policy\/"},"modified":"2026-05-04T04:21:54","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T04:21:54","slug":"editorial-policy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/editorial-policy\/","title":{"rendered":"Editorial Policy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This page explains how Open Comedy researches, writes, edits, and publishes the articles you read on this site. We update it whenever our process changes.<\/p>\n<h2>Our standards<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Accuracy.<\/strong> Every factual claim is checked against at least one primary source (an official press release, a comedian&#8217;s own statement, a reputable trade publication, or first-hand reporting).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sourcing.<\/strong> Every article links to the primary sources it draws on, in a Sources section near the foot of the piece.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Balance.<\/strong> We aim to be fair to comedians, bookers, venues, and audiences. Where parties disagree, we represent both sides.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Independence.<\/strong> We do not accept payment for editorial coverage. Sponsored content, where it exists, is clearly labelled.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Transparency.<\/strong> When we make a mistake, we correct it openly. See our <a href=\"\/news\/corrections\/\">corrections policy<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>How we use AI<\/h2>\n<p>Open Comedy uses large language models (specifically Anthropic&#8217;s Claude family) to assist with research, drafting, and editing. AI is a tool in our process, not a replacement for editorial judgement. Specifically:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>AI is used to research recent news, summarise primary sources, and produce a first draft.<\/li>\n<li>Every draft passes through automated quality checks (sourcing, internal links, factual cross-reference, voice) before review.<\/li>\n<li>A member of the Open Comedy editorial team reviews each draft before publication. We change wording, restructure sections, and add or remove claims as needed.<\/li>\n<li>Articles published with AI assistance carry a clear disclosure block at the foot of the page.<\/li>\n<li>We do not publish AI-generated images of real people. Image illustrations are sourced from Wikimedia Commons or other licensed sources and credited.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What we will not do<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Publish fabricated quotes, bookings, or statistics.<\/li>\n<li>Attribute commentary to comedians who did not say it.<\/li>\n<li>Use AI to impersonate a named human author.<\/li>\n<li>Republish another publication&#8217;s reporting without attribution and a link.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Updates and feedback<\/h2>\n<p>This policy was last updated in May 2026. If you have feedback on how we work, write to <a href=\"mailto:editorial@opencomedy.com\">editorial@opencomedy.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This page explains how Open Comedy researches, writes, edits, and publishes the articles you read on this site. We update it whenever our process changes.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1022","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1022"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1022\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/opencomedy.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}