Editorial and Fact-Checking Standards
At JU News, our editorial mission is built upon an uncompromising commitment to accuracy, independence, transparency, and public-interest reporting. Our readership includes hundreds of thousands of students, researchers, job candidates, and citizens who rely on our reporting to make crucial academic and career decisions.
1. Sourcing Hierarchy and Standards
We hold our reporters to stringent sourcing criteria. When covering education, government schemes, and financial updates, the following verification hierarchy is strictly enforced:
- Primary Institutional Sources: Official university gazettes, signed administrative orders, controller of examination circulars, NTA/CUET official bulletins, and statutory government gazettes. We always seek direct documentary proof rather than hearsay.
- On-the-Record Attribution: Statements, announcements, and quotes must be attributed to identified, named officials whenever possible.
- Secondary Sources: Reputable wire services (e.g., PTI, ANI) and recognized national publications may be cited with explicit credit, provided independent verification of core facts is conducted.
2. Fact-Checking Protocol
Before any major factual notification, cutoff list, date sheet, or scheme guideline is published, our editorial workflow mandates:
- Document Verification: Comparing notification numbers, issue dates, and signing authority seals against official repository records.
- Number and Date Verification: Double-checking dates, cutoff percentiles, interest rates, and financial figures against raw datasets.
- Contextual Review: Ensuring headlines and lead paragraphs accurately portray the scope of the development without sensationalism or clickbait exaggeration.
3. Editorial Independence & Commercial Separation
We maintain a rigorous wall between editorial judgment and commercial partnerships:
- Advertisers, sponsors, and commercial partners exercise zero influence over newsroom staffing, topic selection, investigative coverage, or editorial tone.
- No reporter or editor is permitted to accept financial incentives, gifts, or favors from coaching institutes, colleges, or private entities in exchange for favorable coverage.
- Any sponsored or partner article is prominently labeled with clear tags to prevent reader confusion.
4. Responsible Reporting in Sensitive Sectors
- Education & Employment: We clearly distinguish between officially notified dates and tentative projections. Tentative dates are explicitly framed as estimates.
- Financial & Gold Reporting: All market figures (Nifty, Sensex, Bullion rates) specify exact market timings and source data (MCX, NSE, BSE) and carry explicit reminders that news reports do not constitute financial advice.