The Catalyst Brief
Editorial policy

How we source, check, and correct our reporting.

These are commitments rather than intentions. If we fall short of one of them in a published piece, that is worth writing to us about, and the last section tells you how.

Last updated September 2026

What we commit to

  1. 1

    Coverage is not for sale

    No sponsored posts, no paid placement, and no coverage promised in exchange for access. If a piece ever carries a commercial relationship, it is labelled at the top of that piece, not in a footer.

  2. 2

    Primary sources first

    Reporting is built from the original material: regulatory filings, trial readouts, company disclosures, court documents. Secondary reporting is used for context and is never the sole basis for a claim.

  3. 3

    Numbers are checked against the document

    Figures, dates, trial sizes, and deal values are taken from the source document rather than from another outlet's summary of it. Where a number is disputed or preliminary, the piece says so.

  4. 4

    Uncertainty is stated, not smoothed

    Where the evidence is thin or a result is open to more than one reading, the piece says that plainly. A confident sentence about an uncertain thing is an error, even when every fact in it is right.

  5. 5

    Reporting and interpretation are separated

    What happened and what we think it means are distinguishable in the text. Analysis is welcome; analysis wearing the clothes of fact is not.

  6. 6

    Conflicts are disclosed in the piece

    Any material relationship with a company under discussion is disclosed where a reader will see it, not on a separate page they have to go looking for.

Corrections

When a published piece is wrong, we correct it on the record. The article carries a note saying what changed and when, and the original claim is not quietly deleted. A correction that leaves no trace is indistinguishable from never having been wrong, which is the point of making one.

Corrections are handled ahead of tips and general enquiries. Send the article link and the specific line you are disputing. The more precise, the faster it moves.

Report a correction

What we do not do

  • Publish a press release as reporting, rewritten or otherwise.
  • Quietly edit a published claim after the fact instead of correcting it.
  • Use a headline the piece does not support.
  • Sell coverage, placement, or favourable framing.

Hold us to it

If something we published does not meet the standards on this page, tell us. Every message reaches the newsroom directly at thebiointel@gmail.com. More ways to reach us are on the contact page, and the people who write these pieces are listed on about.