Ethics

Our publications follow the press ethics principles of their own countries. On top of those, we hold ourselves to the written rules below, so readers can see what we have committed to and hold us to it.

Conflicts of interest

When a story touches the owner of a publication or a commercial partner, it is covered on exactly the same terms as any other story, with the same checks and the same demands on sources. The connection is stated in the article.

No payment for news

We do not pay sources for information, and we do not accept payment, gifts or favours in return for coverage.

Treating people fairly

We do not mention a person's ethnicity, religion, sexuality, health or disability unless it is relevant to the story. We show restraint when reporting on grief, accidents and suicide. We do not identify children in stories that could harm them.

Honesty in how we report

We say who we are when we gather information. We do not invent quotations, details or scenes. A picture shows what happened, and an illustration is labelled as one.

Paid content

Advertising and other commercial content is always labelled and kept apart from journalism. Our rules for it are on the advertising page.