How INYIM Works
The standards behind our reporting, verification, corrections, disclosures, technology and reader trust — collected in one place.
At a Glance
A short version of the standards that guide INYIM Media.
Editorial Policies
Each policy has one job so readers do not have to hunt through repeated language.
Editorial Guidelines
How INYIM chooses stories, works with sources, attributes reporting, approaches reviews and handles unverified claims.
Read Editorial Guidelines →Ethics & Standards
Our rules for independence, conflicts, gifts and access, source protection, visual integrity and editorial accountability.
Read Ethics & Standards →Fact-Checking Policy
The verification steps used for names, dates, quotes, credits, documents, visual material and consequential claims.
Read Fact-Checking Policy →Corrections Policy
How we distinguish minor fixes, clarifications, meaningful updates, factual corrections and rare removals.
Read Corrections Policy →AI Usage & Transparency
What AI may assist with at INYIM, what it cannot replace, how claims are verified and how we treat synthetic or materially altered imagery.
Read AI Usage & Transparency →Reader + Legal Information
Data practices and site-use terms live separately from editorial standards.
Privacy Policy
Information about comments, analytics, advertising, newsletter signups, third-party services and privacy choices.
Read Privacy Policy →Terms of Use
Rules covering site use, intellectual property, third-party material, user contributions and commercial disclosures.
Read Terms of Use →Contact the Newsroom
Send a news tip, request a correction, raise a source-protection concern or contact the editorial team about published reporting.
Contact the Newsroom →Ownership + Funding
How the publication supports its work without selling independent editorial judgment.
Independent publishing with disclosed commercial relationships.
INYIM Media operates as an independent entertainment publication. Revenue may come from display advertising, sponsored partnerships, affiliate commissions, reader support and other commercial activity that helps fund the publication.
Paid relationships are kept distinct from independent editorial decisions. Sponsored work is identified as such, affiliate relationships are disclosed where relevant, and access, products or event invitations do not guarantee favorable or any coverage.
Accessibility
Accessibility is treated as an ongoing publishing and product responsibility.
Our accessibility target
INYIM aims to provide an accessible experience and uses WCAG 2.2 Level AA as a design and testing target. No website is perfect, and accessibility work is ongoing as layouts, tools and content change.
If you encounter a barrier, please include the page URL, what you were trying to do, and the device or assistive technology involved when possible. Contact Reader Support.
Questions About Our Standards?
Editorial questions, correction requests and source-sensitive concerns can be routed directly to the newsroom.
Contact the Newsroom →