How we report

“Speaking the truth in love” — Ephesians 4:15

This site exists to put light in the darkness — and make the lies and obfuscation flee. That means we report the good news and the tough news, straight, without turning claims into facts. Here are the rules every edition follows.

Four kinds of statements

Everything we publish falls into one of four buckets, and we keep them clearly separated:

1. Established factsThings verified by named, checkable reporting — who, what, when, where, with a linked source.

2. Reported claimsWhat someone says happened. We name the person or organization making the claim and link to them — we don’t launder their claim into our own voice.

3. InterpretationProphecy readings, theological takes, and analysis. Labeled as interpretation, attributed to whoever holds it.

4. We investigateWhen a story is still unfolding, we dig in and follow the evidence wherever it leads, reporting each development as it comes. “It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.” — Proverbs 25:2. We speak truth back into the story — piercing the veil, putting light in the darkness.

Source every summary

Every brief names and links the outlet it came from. When the available source is a press release, a promoter page, a church announcement, or an advocacy outlet, we say that plainly — so you can weigh it accordingly. Persecution figures from advocacy groups, Ark claims, prophecy readings, and UFO explanations are always labeled as unverified or attributed to their claimants.

No padding

Beats without a substantive update stay open rather than getting filled with stale material. A quiet news day gets a quiet page — we’d rather be thin and honest than full and stale.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, we fix it in the next edition and say what changed. Truth doesn’t need spin.

Why this matters

Plenty of outlets tell you what to think. Plenty more tell you what happened while hiding who’s talking. We want to be the place where a believer — or a skeptic — can read a story and know exactly what’s solid, what’s claimed, and who claims it. That’s what speaking the truth in love looks like in a newsroom.

— CWN