Publishing PolicyYour Audience Deserves to Know Your Publishing Policy
From newsrooms to nonprofits, universities to YouTubers, governments to Substacks, platforms like Facebook to personal blogs.
Identity
Commitments
Accountability
Do These Organizations Have a Publishing Policy?
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Transparency status based on publicly available information. Organizations can claim their profile to update their status.
Then We Define What Violates Those Commitments
Based on your commitments, we generate malpublishing definitions specific to your organization. If you commit to two-source verification, then publishing without it is malpublishing for you.
“Malpublish” /mal-PUB-lish/ (verb)
To publish in a manner that violates your own stated ethical standards.
Term coined March 2023 by Roarke Clinton
Built for Every Entity
31 templates across 7 categories. Start with one designed for your organization.
Media & Journalism
Newsrooms, podcasts, newsletters
Academic & Research
Journals, universities, think tanks
Government & Public
Agencies, municipalities, libraries
Corporate & Professional
PR, internal comms, associations
Platform & Technology
Facebook, TikTok, forums, AI tools
Nonprofit & Advocacy
Foundations, advocacy orgs
Individual & Creator
YouTubers, bloggers, Substacks
Certification Tiers
Move beyond self-declaration. Earn verification badges that show your audience you mean business.
Self-published policy
Public accountability
Third-party review
Industry leadership
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