How this desk handles evidence
Web Search News covers research written for specialists and read by everyone else, and this policy sets out how that gap is handled.
Naming the study behind the story
A finding is reported with the institution, the publication and the size of the sample it rests on.
A preprint, a conference abstract and a peer reviewed paper are three different things, and the piece says which one it describes.
Headlines and what they promise
A headline states what the work found, never what a reader should do about their health, money or safety.
Words such as breakthrough or proof are kept for results the researchers themselves describe that way.
Technology claims and documentation
A performance figure comes from published documentation, or from a measurement whose method is described.
A product announcement is kept apart from its availability, which often follows months later and only in some markets.
Coverage outside the stated remit
Subjects beyond technology and research are published only when they rest on the same sourcing standard as the rest of the site.
Bylines on this desk
An author page states the fields a contributor follows, without implying a research position or an academic title.
Corrections and updates: Web Search News
A retracted paper, a corrected figure or a superseded result is raised through the contact form and the piece carries its update date.