Suggest a News Source
Aplomb shows short videos from vetted newsrooms, from Reuters and AP to BBC News. If a newsroom you trust is missing, tell us below. We read every suggestion and reply by email.
What We Look For in a News Source
A newsroom joins Aplomb only if it meets all six of these criteria. The full methodology explains how we check each one.
- Original reporting. The outlet employs reporters who gather news first-hand. Aggregators, commentary channels and creator accounts are excluded.
- A public corrections policy. The outlet publishes how it corrects errors, and we check that corrections are actually made and labeled.
- Editorial independence from government and owners. Public funding and private ownership are both accepted; control of the newsroom by a government or an owner is not. We look at charters, governance, owner interventions on record and independent assessments. Opinion pages are judged separately from news.
- Clear separation of news and opinion. Opinion, analysis and sponsored content are labeled. Aplomb only shows news videos.
- Transparent ownership and funding. Who owns the outlet and how it makes money must be public.
- High factual reporting rating from at least one independent rater. We check AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check. At least one must rate the outlet high for factual reporting or reliability.
It also needs to publish short news videos on an official channel, since those are what Aplomb shows.
Send Us Your News Source Suggestion
You can also email us at hello@aplomb.news.
What Happens After You Suggest a Source
- We check the six criteria, using the outlet's own policies and the ratings of AllSides, Ad Fontes Media and Media Bias/Fact Check.
- We review the source list every quarter. New outlets are added at a review, so it can take a few months.
- We reply by email within 5 working days. If we add the outlet, it appears in the app and on our list of sources.
Before you write, you can check whether the outlet is already in Aplomb on the list of sources or on the media bias chart.
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