Editorial standards
How we edit.
The rules every Parley editor works by. They are short, hard, and not negotiable.
Equal billing
Every candidate gets the same template, same word budget, same depth. No candidate is ever featured, highlighted, or pinned. Within a race, candidate order is randomized on each render.
Three perspectives
For every fact-checkable claim we publish three short reads: from the left, from an independent observer, from the right. We don't rate. We frame.
Source primacy
Cite primary sources. Government filings, official voting records, the candidate's own public statements. Secondary sources only when no primary exists, and always cite outlets across the political spectrum where possible.
No anonymous attacks
No claim grounded in anonymous quotes appears on a candidate page. If we can't attribute it, it doesn't run.
Right of reply
Any candidate who feels their profile misrepresents them gets unconditional space to reply, in their own words. Replies are published verbatim within 5 business days.
Corrections within 72 hours
Verified corrections post within 72 hours and are logged in a public corrections ledger.
Conflict of interest
Editors disclose all political activity in the past two cycles. No editor researches a race in which they have a disclosed conflict.
No endorsements, ever
Parley does not endorse candidates. Internal communications, drafts, design comps, and final pages are all reviewed for any wording that could be construed as endorsement; if found, it's rewritten.