Contributions

Three levels of contribution are recognised:

1. A number of writer/producers have been approved and original or reposts of their work is published on this website. When the article is a repost, the original publication is also named.
2. Guest posts may be submitted spontaneously, or by invitation, for approval and publication by the editors.  Publication is not guaranteed in either case.
3. Cortes Currents also publishes articles from creative commons and previously published articles from other sources. These are also labelled ‘Guest posts.’ The author and original publication of each item is stated at the top of the page.

Editorial Policy

1. While it is virtually impossible to tell the whole story of any issue within the confines of a single post, film or broadcast, Cortes Currents’ goal is to tell the story as clearly and truthfully as possible. Factual claims must be verifiable and verified, and opinions must be clearly identified as such.    
2. Every original publication of a film or audio clip on Cortes Currents must be accompanied by at least one large feature image and a post of +300 words. A second picture is needed if using the Cortes Currents podcast system (SoundCloud).
3. Published articles should conform to basic conventions of spelling and grammar, except where a specific stylistic or artistic effect is intended.  Cortes Currents reserves the right to make minor typographical and grammatical corrections to published articles without prior approval of the author, but only where such corrections do not alter the sense of the text.
4. Anyone may submit articles, sound clips or video clips to Cortes Currents;  the editors reserve the right to publish or reject any submission, or to make publication contingent on proposed editorial changes.  The original author must approve any major editorial changes prior to publication.
5. No article shall be published against the will of the original author.  Authors may withdraw their articles at any time; but Cortes Currents reserves the right to publish the publication timeline, the fact of withdrawal, and a synopsis of withdrawn information.
6. Authors must provide real names and valid contact information in order to be published.  No anonymous or pseudonymous posts or comments will be accepted for publication.
7. There may be rare cases when Cortes Currents must withhold the source of its information. These stories are never-the-less carefully vetted for factual accuracy.
8. There are a number of thresholds Cortes Currents uses when considering whether to publish an article:
   • Does the article seem fair?
   • Does the article seem credible?
   • Is it factually accurate?
9. Cortes Currents explicitly rejects and will not approve any of the the following:

• Posts that plagiarize the work of other authors;
• Posts or comments containing unsubstantiated defamatory allegations;
• Posts or comments containing substantial amounts of misinformation;
• Posts or comments containing any legally recognised form of hate speech;
• Posts or comments containing threats or incitement to violence;
• Sexually explicit posts, images, or comments inappropriate for teen and younger readers.

Should such content by accident be published, it will be deleted and a record published of the deletion and the reason. The editors reserve the right to moderate comments received, and may expand this list of unacceptable submissions in response to evolving conditions.

Fact Checking, Retractions, Errata

1. When factual assertions are found to be in error — which will inevitably occur — Cortes Currents will immediately correct them and print a notation of this at the bottom of the post.
2. Cortes Currents reserves the right to fact-check all submissions, and to attach a list of factual errors to any published post.