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Inside the PEOPLE Newsroom
Our Values
We’re a Force for Good
Diversity & Inclusion
Fact-Checking, Accuracy & Corrections
The PEOPLE Health Squad
Sources
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Every piece of content on PEOPLE is conceived of, created, and communicated to you with these core principles front of mind.
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Bringing you the latest news is a big, never-ending production. Our reporters are among the most connected people in the world: on the red carpet, at the White House, in the worlds of tech, sports, style and beauty, food and more.
At PEOPLE, we hold some principles sacred. We will not publish a photograph of a celebrity’s child taken against their parents' wishes, barring a serious news value. We believe in a person’s right to privacy, so we will not expose a pregnancy or someone’s health issues against their wishes, nor will we share identifying details that might betray the location of the home where a public figure resides. We always strive to have an open dialogue with the people we cover and give them an opportunity to tell their stories.
You may notice PEOPLE covers some pretty heavy topics, from themes of drug abuse and sexual assault to child abuse or suicide. At every turn, we’re committed to helping you gain insight from these incredibly personal stories or be inspired to help: we will help you find a story subject’s GoFundMe, if you’re moved to make a donation, or we’ll give you helpful resources if you or someone in your life is in a similar situation.
We have stringent guidelines for writing about suicide, and work in partnership with #CrisisTextLine to encourage people to make the call for help if they’re struggling with their mental health. And we vet and will share links to legitimate 501c3 charities when we cover major developing news about everything from environmental crises to the war in Ukraine.
At its core, PEOPLE is a brand devoted to highlighting diverse stories: The triumphs, tragedies and extraordinary moments in the lives of all people. We have always been committed to representing as many voices as possible and work constantly to seek out and showcase new ones. We seek always to improve the diversity and scope of the talent we profile, stories we cover, people we feature, and platforms we amplify. It is a top priority for PEOPLE to be transparent about the steps we’re taking to ensure our content is representative, fair, educational, and inclusive.
Accurate information is at the core of every story we publish at PEOPLE. Our writers and editors investigate rumors and claims and verify all information gathered for all we publish. We consult credible, in-the-know sources to ensure we’re providing proper context and background. Our work is rigorously evaluated for accuracy, relevance, and timeliness during the editing process.
But if you ever find fault with a story we’ve published, or have a substantive update or possible correction to share, we want to hear from you. Please email corrections@people.com.
We are committed to telling you if a factual error has been made on a news story at the time of publication. We will correct the error as quickly as possible and append a clearly-labeled note to inform you of the corrected information. When an article is factually correct, but the language is not as clear or detailed as necessary, the story may be updated without an editor’s note.
Our editorial teams do their best to update our large library of “evergreen” stories to ensure they continue to be timely, accurate, and relevant. Each article is date-stamped to reflect when they were last updated.
In the age of COVID and vaccine misinformation, no topic requires expert precision and more intense fact-checking than health coverage. To that end, our health team relies on the PEOPLE Health Squad, a team of doctors with specialties in many different areas we have at the ready, to explain and put into context everything from the latest recommendations on booster shots to that episode ofAnd Just Like Thatthat covered perimenopausal menstruation. We told you we take this stuff seriously.
In our crime coverage, or in the case of a major disaster, where first responders and law enforcement respond to the scene, we rely on the district’s Public Information Officer, interviews directly with members of law enforcement and court documents for the facts of the case. We always make every effort to reach out to legal representation for all defendants, or any individuals that are profiled in our coverage.
PEOPLE journalists often receive information from trustworthy confidential sources whose names are withheld from publication. We want you to understand that these sources are not “anonymous” but are known to the PEOPLE team. They are granted confidentiality for publication purposes and the information they provide is verified with other sources. When we grant confidentiality to sources, we aim to provide context to our readers about the reasons they are not named.
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