Editorial Policy & Standards

This document is the contract between Vanhub News and our readers. It explains exactly how stories are sourced, written, fact-checked, and (when necessary) corrected. Every Vanhub News editor and contributor is required to operate under these standards. Readers who believe an article violates these standards can request a correction or right-of-reply at corrections@vanhubnews.com.

1. Mission & scope

Vanhub News is an independent digital newsroom covering the intersection of North American real estate, PropTech, applied AI, startups, and Vancouver local news. Our mission is to reduce the information asymmetry that currently advantages institutional investors and well-resourced firms — by translating primary documents (regulatory filings, central-bank releases, leaked decks, shipping data) into work that operators, founders, and homebuyers can act on in the same morning.

2. Sourcing standards

Primary first. Reporters must consult primary sources (CMHC, BCREA, Federal Reserve, Bank of Canada, SEC, BC Assessment, court filings) before secondary commentary.
Two-source rule. Major factual claims (funding rounds, leadership changes, transaction values) must be confirmed with at least two independent sources, ideally one operator and one investor / counterparty.
On-the-record bias. Quotes are preferred on the record. Anonymous sourcing requires an editor's prior approval, and the article must explain why anonymity was granted.
No quote massaging. Quotes are reproduced as given except for minor grammatical clean-up. Where edited for clarity, the article will say so explicitly.

3. Research methodology & editorial process

Every Vanhub News story moves through a structured editorial pipeline before publication. Our research desk synthesises primary documents and data feeds; our named editors then independently verify, rewrite, and fact-check the material before a byline is attached.

3.1 Research & synthesis

Data aggregation. Multi-page regulatory filings, central-bank releases, and structured data sets are compiled into working tables for reporter review before any narrative is drafted.
Structured outlining. Initial story frameworks are produced by the research desk; a named editor then rewrites, fact-checks, and re-sources every claim.
Translation & context. Foreign-language primary sources are translated internally and cross-checked before use.
Analytical commentary. “What does this mean for operators?” sections are drafted by staff and verified line-by-line against primary sources before publication.

3.2 Editorial accountability

Mandatory byline. Every published Vanhub News article is signed by a verified editor whose credentials are public on our Authors page.
No fabricated quotes. Quotations attributed to real people are reproduced only from verified on-the-record sources.
Bounded forecasts. Forward-looking statements ship only with explicit probability ranges and the primary-data citations that justify them.

3.3 Research tool transparency

Where proprietary research or data-synthesis tools are used to accelerate background work, this is noted in the article’s methodology section. The Vanhub Intelligence assistant (accessible via the site) surfaces recent editorial coverage and is clearly labelled as a reference tool, not an editorial voice.

4. Conflicts of interest

Vanhub News editors are prohibited from holding direct positions in companies they cover. The Markets desk maintains a public disclosure register reviewed quarterly. Where a contributor has any financial relationship with a covered subject, that relationship is disclosed at the top of the article.

Vanhub News does not accept payment in exchange for favourable editorial coverage. Sponsored content is clearly labelled as such and is not produced by editorial staff. Affiliate links, when used, are disclosed inline.

5. Corrections workflow

Reader emails corrections@vanhubnews.com with the article URL and the specific factual claim in dispute.
The desk editor responds within one business day acknowledging receipt.
If the claim is wrong, the article is corrected in place. A timestamped "Correction" note is appended at the top of the article describing what changed and why.
For substantive errors (more than minor wording), the original paragraph remains visible in strikethrough so readers can see the change.

6. Source protection

Vanhub News does not disclose source identities to advertisers, government agencies, or any third party except where compelled by a Canadian court of competent jurisdiction. We accept Signal at +1-604-XXX-XXXX for sensitive material. Reporters are trained on basic operational security for handling tips.

7. Diversity & inclusion

We actively track the demographic and geographic diversity of our sourcing. The Markets and Startups desks audit source diversity quarterly and publish the results internally.

8. Plagiarism

Plagiarism — including unattributed paraphrase or improper recycling of other publications’ work — is grounds for immediate dismissal and public retraction.

9. Photography & images

Article images are either original photography or licensed stock from permissive providers (Unsplash, Pexels). All illustrative images are clearly captioned. We do not present illustrative imagery as documentary photography.

10. Contact

Editorial questions: editor@vanhubnews.com
Corrections: corrections@vanhubnews.com
Tips & whistleblowers: tips@vanhubnews.com