Editorial policy

Independence

The Silicon Valley News is editorially independent. No investor, advertiser, or sponsor has authority over editorial decisions, story selection, or sources. We do not accept equity in the companies we cover.

Sourcing

Stories are reported from primary sources whenever possible: filings, original documents, on-the-record interviews, and verified data. Anonymous sources are used only when essential and approved by an editor. We disclose conflicts of interest at the bottom of any article where they exist.

Fact-checking

Every quantitative claim is verified against a primary source before publication. Numbers, names, titles, dates, and direct quotes go through a second-pair-of-eyes check. When a fact is contested but newsworthy, we flag the disagreement explicitly.

AI usage

We use AI tools for research, transcription, and copy-editing support — never to generate finished articles. Anything published under a byline was written and verified by a human journalist. We do not publish AI-generated images of real people or events.

Updates & corrections

When we learn an article contained an error, we correct it and append a dated note in the article's Corrections section. Material corrections are also logged in our public corrections page. Silent stealth-edits are not allowed.

Sponsored content

Sponsored content is clearly labeled as such and is never written by the editorial team. Sponsors have no input on our news coverage.

Right to respond

We contact subjects of critical reporting before publication and give them a reasonable window to respond. Their responses are included in the article when relevant.

Questions

Editorial questions: [email protected].