Editorial standards, sources and corrections
ACCOUNTABILITY AT NDR
These standards explain the evidence readers should expect and the limits of the information on this site. By NDR Team · Published Nov. 10, 2026.
Authorship and review
NDR Team is the editorial byline for team-produced material. Editorial contacts are NDR staff, Bruce Rose, Mike Baxter and Harvey Turner. A technical reviewer should be named only on material that person has actually reviewed, with an accurate description of relevant qualifications. No blanket expert-review claim is made for existing articles.
Sources and original value
Primary sources such as NOAA, the National Weather Service, EPA and local authorities support relevant factual guidance. Readers should be able to follow a descriptive source link and see what it supports. Editorial explanations, comparison questions and hypothetical examples must be distinguishable from reported findings. Hypothetical examples are not customer case studies.
Dates and changes
Article publication dates identify when a piece was published. A historical article or forecast is not a current warning. Check the relevant authority for active conditions. Directory source-check dates apply only to the fields and sources described in that listing; they do not mean a provider was called, inspected or tested.
Images and AI assistance
AI-generated photographic illustrations must be labeled as representative scenes rather than documentary photographs. Illustrations do not prove that NDR attended an event, inspected a property or interviewed the people depicted. Source links and qualifications require independent confirmation even when AI assists preparation.
Commercial transparency
A directory entry is not a recommendation. A dated source check is not a paid ranking or a quality score. Any sponsored placement or material commercial relationship relevant to content should be clearly identified where readers encounter it; it must not be presented as independent technical validation.
Corrections
Send a correction request with the page URL, the disputed statement and a supporting source. A substantive published correction should explain what changed. Do not replace an old publication date merely to make unchanged material appear new.
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