Corrections Policy — SHO#Dnipro

The SHO#Dnipro Corrections Policy explains how the newsroom responds to mistakes, inaccuracies and new information in published stories. We do not hide corrections: our goal is to give readers accurate information and clearly show what has changed.

1. What we consider a mistake

A mistake is any inaccuracy that may affect the understanding of an event, person, decision, number, place, time or source of information. It may be a wrong name, date, address, quote, statistic, context or link.

2. Types of changes in stories

Correction — we change a factual error that affected the meaning of the story.
Clarification — we add or explain a detail that makes the text more accurate but does not change the main meaning.
Update — we add new confirmed information after publication, especially in urgent news.
Technical edit — we fix a typo, formatting issue or broken link without changing the meaning.

3. How we mark corrections

If a change is significant, we add a note in the story or at the end of the text. The note explains what exactly was corrected or updated. Technical edits that do not change the meaning are not marked separately.

In urgent news, we may update a story several times. If new information significantly changes the picture of the event, we mark this as an update.

4. How to report a mistake

If you notice an inaccuracy, contact us through the feedback form or the newsroom contacts. Please include a link to the story and briefly explain what should be checked.

5. How we review reports

We check reports against primary sources, documents, official announcements or comments from the parties involved.
If a mistake is confirmed, we correct it as quickly as possible.
If the newsroom does not agree with a report, we may explain the reason for the refusal.

6. Removing stories

We remove stories completely only in exceptional cases: by court order, because of a legal or copyright violation, because of a risk to a person’s safety, or if the publication was fundamentally wrong. Where possible, we correct or update a story instead of removing it.

7. Responsibility

Decisions about significant corrections are made by an editor or a responsible member of the newsroom. We regularly review this policy so that it reflects newsroom work and reader expectations.