Code of Ethics

Editorial Policies

The Peach Pit is guided by the industry’s leading standards and procedures, most explicitly, The Institute for Nonprofit News’ guidelines for Editorial independence and Donor Transparency and the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics. For any questions regarding our policies, please email frontdesk@gapeachpit.com.

Editorial Independence Policy :
The Peach Pit subscribes to standards of editorial independence adopted by the Institute for Nonprofit News:

TPP retains full authority over editorial content to protect the best journalistic and business interests of our organization. We maintain a firewall between news coverage decisions and sources of all revenue. Acceptance of financial support does not constitute implied or actual endorsement of donors or their products, services or opinions.

We accept gifts, grants and sponsorships from individuals and organizations for the general support of our activities, but our news judgments are made independently and not on the basis of donor support.

While TPP may consider or petition donations to support the coverage of a wide swath of topics, but our editorial team maintains editorial control of all coverage. We will cede no right of review or influence of editorial content, nor of unauthorized distribution of editorial content.

Fact Checking Policy

Our journalists and editorial team work hard to verify all information we gather from sources over the course of our reporting. If you should find something in our work that you think is inaccurate, please let us know and we will take a critical review of the situation. Please email frontdesk@gapeachpit.com for any fact-check requests or explanations.

Code of Ethics:

We subscribe to the Society of Professional Journalists’ Code of Ethics:

Seek Truth and Report It

Ethical journalism should be accurate and fair. Journalists should be honest and courageous in gathering, reporting and interpreting information.

Minimize Harm

Ethical journalism treats sources, subjects, colleagues and members of the public as human beings deserving of respect.

Act Independently

The highest and primary obligation of ethical journalism is to serve the public.

Be accountable and transparent

Ethical journalism means taking responsibility for one’s work and explaining one’s decisions to the public.