These standards govern everything published on News of the New World.
Story selection
A story qualifies on two tests. First, it must be verifiable: documented by primary evidence and traceable to an identifiable source. Second, it must be largely absent from major news coverage. The strongest candidates share a structure — the documented facts, with no interpretation added, produce the outcome the relevant institution, ideology, or belief system was meant to prevent. Stories that are merely grim, unusual, or unpleasant do not qualify. The contradiction must be in the facts, not supplied by the writer. Rumour, speculation, and events without primary documentation are not published.
Sources
Publication requires named primary sources: named officials, official documents, institutional reports, court records, direct recordings, or named witnesses on the record. Each published article links directly to its primary source within the text. Search snippets, aggregator timestamps, and social media posts are not verification. News of the New World does not avoid social media — it distributes there and watches it for leads — but it does not report a claim it has not verified. The original source is opened and confirmed before publication. Anonymous sources are not used.
Attribution and quotes
Every claim is attributed to its origin. Direct quotes carry full attribution — name, function, publication, and date. Allegations not proven before a court or equivalent body are attributed to the party making them and written in the conditional. Guilt is not asserted ahead of a verdict.
Corrections
Errors can be reported to [email protected]. A correctable error is a factual inaccuracy in the published text: a wrong name, date, figure, location, or misattributed quote. Disagreement with the choice of a story or its framing is not a factual error. Receipt of a correction request is acknowledged within 48 hours. If the error is verified, a correction is published within 72 hours of verification. The corrected article carries a dated note at the top, stating what was wrong and what is now correct.
Anonymity
The operator publishes under the pseudonym Luc Mercer. He is a retired journalist; post-employment restrictions prevent publication under his legal name. The pseudonym is permanent. In the absence of a public identity, accountability is maintained through the sourcing standards above: every factual claim is traceable to a named, accessible primary source.
What this site does not do
News of the New World does not create or circulate fake news; it reports on harmful misinformation and the damage it causes. It does not publish opinion, commentary, or advocacy. It does not use anonymous sources. It does not publish sponsored content, native advertising, or affiliate links. It does not accept payment to publish a story or to remove one.