Editorial Policies
The Barrhaven Bugle is independently owned and published in Barrhaven. No chain, no head office, no paywall. These are the standards we hold ourselves to, and how to hold us to them.
Sourcing
- Our reporting works from primary sources: City of Ottawa notices and agendas, OC Transpo, Ottawa Public Health, school boards, Engage Ottawa, the Barrhaven BIA, official event listings, and people who speak to us directly.
- Every story links to where the information came from, so you can check our work.
- We do not rewrite other outlets’ original reporting and present it as our own.
How the Bugle is produced
The Bugle is a small operation that makes heavy use of AI and automation tools to monitor public sources around the clock, draft stories from them, and assemble the website and newsletter. Editorial judgment, final review, and accountability rest with the publisher. The tools change what a small local outlet can cover; they don’t change who answers for it. If we get something wrong, the corrections policy applies in full.
Quotes, interviews, and profiles
- Quotes come only from people who gave them to the Bugle, in writing or on the record. We never generate, invent, or paraphrase words into someone’s mouth.
- Business and community profile subjects see their draft before it publishes.
- Photos of people and businesses run only with the owner’s permission.
Independence and sponsorship
- Coverage is not for sale. Sponsors do not see, shape, or veto stories.
- Sponsored placements are always labelled as such.
- A business being profiled, listed, or covered is never conditioned on advertising, and never buys favourable treatment.
Corrections
When we get something wrong, we fix the record and say so. See the corrections page or email [email protected].
Community submissions
Community events are listed free via the event submission page. News tips go to [email protected], we read everything, verify before publishing, and never reveal a source without permission.
Contact
Questions about these policies: [email protected].