It often repeats errors, speculates about suspects and exposes families to harm, because fast attention-seeking content rewards volume over verification.
Original documents such as police reports, autopsies, court filings and death certificates, plus on-the-record interviews and contemporaneous news coverage.
Only with strong public interest and solid sourcing, while stating the limits of the evidence and respecting the presumption of innocence.
Corrections are published promptly with a dated note explaining the change, rather than quietly editing earlier wording out of the record.
Without advertising, the publication is not rewarded for traffic alone, which removes one strong incentive toward sensational headlines and framing.