Editorial standards.

TAP covers technology, money, business, people, culture, science, climate, current affairs and curious stories. A story should do more than repeat a headline. It should explain the mechanism, the missing context, the important number, the history or the connection that makes the story worth understanding.

The TAP Perspective at the end of a story is an editorial framing device. It is intended to surface context or a useful connection, not to disguise unsupported opinion as fact.

For factual claims, TAP prefers primary and authoritative sources where practical: official documents, regulators, research institutions, company filings, public data and direct statements. Strong independent reporting is used to verify events, add context and cover facts that primary sources cannot establish on their own.

Current-affairs stories should be checked against fresh sources close to publication. Dates, numbers and status-sensitive claims are treated as details that can change.

Sources are linked on article pages so readers can inspect the evidence directly.

The visible headline can be editorial and conversational. A separate search title may be more explicit about the question the article answers. Neither should promise something the article does not support.

TAP does not publish near-duplicate pages simply to target keyword variations. Search optimization should make a useful article easier to discover, not manufacture pages that have no independent reason to exist.

TAP Desk is an organizational byline for the publication. TAP is intentionally faceless at launch, so the byline identifies the editorial desk rather than inventing individual reporter identities.

When a factual error is found, TAP should correct the article rather than leave known misinformation online. Material corrections should be made clear when the change affects the meaning of the story.

See the Corrections policy for more.

Advertising, sponsorships, affiliate relationships or paid placements, if introduced, should be clearly labeled. Commercial relationships should not be presented as independent editorial judgment.

TAP can use AI tools in research organization, drafting, editing, coding and visual production. AI is not treated as a source of truth. Factual claims still require verifiable evidence.

Read the full AI transparency policy.