Ethics & Sourcing Policy

Accuracy first

• We verify facts against primary sources wherever possible: government documents, official releases, court and property records, and organizers’ published schedules. When we rely on a secondary source, such as another newspaper or a reference work, we name it and link to it.
• Each article ends with a Sources box listing what we relied on.
• We do not fabricate. No invented people, composite characters, made-up quotes, estimated prices presented as fact, or events we can’t confirm. If we can’t verify a detail, we leave it out.
• Quotations are used only when they come from a public statement or an on-the-record interview, and they are attributed and, where possible, linked.

Independence

• The Dossier isn’t affiliated with the City of Beverly Hills or any business we cover.
• We don’t accept payment for news coverage. Any sponsored content will be clearly labeled Sponsored and kept out of news sections.

News and commerce stay separate

• Shopping and book recommendations appear only in The Reading Room and The Edit, and in clearly labeled modules.
• News stories never contain affiliate links inside the reporting.
• See our affiliate disclosure.

Use of technology

We may use software tools for research, transcription and copy-editing. Every published fact is checked against a cited source before it goes out. Tools don’t replace verification.

Corrections

When we get something wrong, we fix it and say so. See our corrections policy.