Founded in 2009 and still 100 per cent independent, Broadsheet is the authority on Australian culture. We don’t write about parliament and the courts every day, but we write about business, we write about culture, we write about really essential segments of Australian society – the parts that make us, us.
We take this responsibility seriously, and hold ourselves to professional journalistic standards. Every Broadsheet story is underpinned by original writing and reporting, then scrutinised by an editor, followed by an in-house sub-editor. Our work adheres to Australian Press Council standards:
Accuracy and clarity
1. Ensure that factual material in news reports and elsewhere is accurate and not misleading, and is distinguishable from other material such as opinion.
2. Provide a correction or other adequate remedial action if published material is significantly inaccurate or misleading.
Fairness and balance
3. Ensure that factual material is presented with reasonable fairness and balance, and that writers’ expressions of opinion are not based on significantly inaccurate factual material or omission of key facts.
4. Ensure that where material refers adversely to a person, a fair opportunity is given for subsequent publication of a reply if that is reasonably necessary to address a possible breach of General Principle 3.
Privacy and avoidance of harm
5. Avoid intruding on a person’s reasonable expectations of privacy, unless doing so is sufficiently in the public interest.
6. Avoid causing or contributing materially to substantial offence, distress or prejudice, or a substantial risk to health or safety, unless doing so is sufficiently in the public interest.
Integrity and transparency
7. Avoid publishing material which has been gathered by deceptive or unfair means, unless doing so is sufficiently in the public interest.
8. Ensure that conflicts of interests are avoided or adequately disclosed, and that they do not influence published material.
Branded Content
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Branded content is always clearly labelled with the relevant business’s logo and the words “produced in partnership with … ” at the top and bottom of the page. Articles missing these two elements are produced entirely by Broadsheet, without external influence. Social media posts published with brands are also clearly labelled, as required by each platform’s terms of service.
Within Broadsheet there is a clear separation between the editorial and branded content sides of the business, with separate staff and editors.
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Copyright
Broadsheet is dedicated to publishing original content. In cases where we use words, video, photography or other media created by another party, it’s with necessary permissions and/or royalty payments, and attribution of the original creator as required.
Complaints
Broadsheet adheres to the Australian Press Council complaint standards. To submit a complaint, please contact us at complaints@broadsheet.com.au.
Complaints Process
On receiving the complaint, a member of Broadsheet's staff will obtain any further details which are considered necessary at this stage. The Publisher then decides whether the complaint should not be considered further.
Multiple complaints
Where there are several separate complaints about the same material, the Publisher may decide to involve only one or some of the complainants in further consideration of the material. Where practicable, complainants will be notified individually of that decision and of the final outcome.
Handling of Complaint
Unless the Publisher decides to discontinue consideration of the complaint, Broadsheet will promptly respond to the complaint by telephone call or email. The phone call and/or email will focus on whether Broadsheet has already taken action in relation to a direct complaint about the material in question or may be willing to consider doing so in relation to the complaint.
Discontinuance
If the Publisher decides to discontinue consideration of a complaint, the complainant will be informed accordingly.