Mission Statement
The editorial policy of SpursWeb aims to uphold the highest standards of journalism, accuracy, and fairness in providing news, analysis, and features related to Tottenham Hotspur Football Club. We are committed to delivering reliable and relevant content to our readers while maintaining transparency and adhering to ethical guidelines. This editorial policy outlines the principles and guidelines that govern our editorial process.
Editorial Integrity
It’s important we retain independence so that our content is trusted to be impartial and objective. We retain full editorial control of content. This is vital in order to maintain our editorial voice and to retain journalistic integrity. This means while we will amend or correct factual information, any other editorial changes will be made at the editor’s discretion.
Factual Accuracy
SpursWeb editorial content is fact-checked to make sure that all the information is up-to-date and correct; all of our content has a time-stamp to indicate the last time each piece of content was checked and if necessary, updated. This is done by our writers and editors.
Diversity and inclusion
SpursWeb celebrates and strives for internal diversity in all aspects: race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic background, disability, religion, or other characteristics. We are committed to authentically representing every one of the millions of users around the world who consume our content every month, regardless of their background.
Ethics
SpursWeb follows the five core principles of ethical journalism, as featured by the Ethical Journalism Network.
Plagiarism
SpursWeb takes a zero-tolerance approach to plagiarism. Any writer who is found to have used the work of others without permission and accreditation will immediately face disciplinary action.
Sponsored Content
SpursWeb prides itself on an editorial team of qualified and reputable journalists who maintain our high content and ethical standards. As a result, SpursWeb does not accept sponsored content or guest posts of any kind.
Language
Respect for the reader demands that we should not casually use words that are likely to offend.
Swear words – or curses – are used only when necessary to the facts of a piece, or to portray an individual in an article.
There is almost never any need to use a swear word outside of a direct quote, and even when a swear word is used, it will be toned down by replacing its vowels with asterisks.
When quoting from non-English-language material, SpursWeb understands the difficulty of translating such material into English with perfect accuracy.
However, SpursWeb will nonetheless endeavour to ensure that any translation, whether provided in-house or by a third party, will be as close to the original source material as possible.
SpursWeb publishes using British English spelling and style. This will be reflected by edits made by the SpursWeb editorial staff.
Corrections
SpursWeb is committed to rectifying mistakes in a prompt manner. We are responsive to feedback from readers and take any concerns seriously.
Our editorial and management teams are charged with ensuring that any errors are swiftly identified and remedied. As well as taking editorial care prior to publication, our editorial team routinely audits articles, checking for any possible factual inaccuracies.
If you believe we have fallen below our standards with regard to the factual accuracy of our content we will strive to make corrections where necessary. Please contact [email protected] in the first instance with any concerns regarding the accuracy of our reporting. Furthermore, you can find our physical address for written correspondence at the bottom of this policy.
Generative AI Policy
The content on our site and other editorial channels is written and edited by humans. We remain committed to working with expert writers and editors to make sure that our curation is up-to-date and reflects the best coverage and that our writing is original, accurate and engaging.
AI tools remain unreliable and there is no room for unreliability within SpursWeb’s journalism and creative work. No articles present on SpursWeb are produced using AI tools.
UK Office
Please address written correspondence to SW1882 Ltd, Suite 8 Homes House, 253 Cowbridge Road West, Cardiff, Wales, CF5 5TD