Spiral Moon Media Group makes the following policy statements, which apply to all of our media outlets:

  1. Our community does not benefit from drama. If you are here to cause drama, you will be removed.
  2. Our media outlets are not an equal opportunity platform. We do not choose to give a platform to hate, bigotry, or illegal activities.
  3. Even so, the content of our offerings do not necessarily represent the beliefs of Spiral Moon Media. People who believe in magic understand the power of words, and must take responsibility for the things they say.
  4. We take no responsibility for any actions, happenings, or decisions influenced directly, or indirectly, by any content presented on our outlets, contents by those contributors, agents, contractors, partners, associates, or collaborators on other outlets. Nor do we take responsibility for any content by the above that may be presented on platforms in which we have no stake, concern, or ownership.
  5. If a show host or guest says something offensive, the public is encouraged to reach out and contact management via any of our contact forms and we will investigate and act accordingly. We also understand that defamation, libel, and cyber bullying exist in all spaces. Therefore any accusations must be accompanied by a legal name from the reporter, in the interest of our own legal protection. We reserve the right to ban anyone for any reason.
  6. Spiral Moon Media Group will strive to make actions taken and final decisions as well as what led to these outcomes public; however, there may be circumstances in which we are unable to do so and those will be communicated.
  7. Anyone who has accusations (proven in court or not) of abuse of any sort will be reviewed very closely before we enter into any agreement with them. We reserve the right to end any relaunching of old materials or partnerships without notice
  8. Material not suitable for children will only be broadcast after 10 pm. As we move forward, we may look into separate stations/apps/sites for this material, depending on how much of it there is.

Editorial, Publication, and Ethics Guidelines For News Outlets

As a news organization, it is our job to be as fair and objective as possible, as accurate and truthful as possible, to be accountable to our community, and to be ethical in our dealings with sources and events. All posted articles will be reviewed by at least one editor before publication. Reporters are expected to discuss with editors before doing anything that may break one of these guidelines.

Fair and Objective:

  • We try to get “both sides” of stories whenever possible
  • We try to understand the root of situations, and explain them to our readers
  • We do not ambush potential interviewees, though we may interview people at events without scheduling those interviews in advance
  • We take great pains to determine whether anonymous sources should be used, and if so, how.
  • We attempt to fact check all information before publication

Accurate and Truthful:

  • We tell the facts to the best of our ability
  • When we utilize opinion, we make sure that’s clear
  • We respond to questions about our reporting quickly and truthfully
  • We utilize photos and quotes to better explain the story, and do not use them to change the meaning or to mislead

Accountable:

  • We tell our audience where our information comes from whenever possible
  • We tell our audience the truth
  • We tell our audience who wrote a given article
  • We tell our sources who we are and what we’re doing
  • We take care to consider the priviledge of our positions, and the potential harms to our sources, depending on their race, disability status, gender or gender expression, sexuality, and other identifying information
  • We identify conflicts of interest and sources of bias whenever possible
  • If corrections are required, we publish them clearly and in a timely fashion

Ethical:

  • As best we can, we acknowledge potential conflicts of interest
  • We may obfuscate obscene words or gestures, but other than that, we do not change recorded documentation
  • We do not invade the privacy of those we are interviewing
  • We use legal names only with the permission of those we are interviewing. Psuedonyms are common in our community, and we do not out people without their permission.
  • We do not plagiarize