// Editorial Standards

How Vector reports.

Every story follows the same rules — whether it takes five hundred words or five thousand.

// Six Principles

01 / Sourcing

Primary sources, every time.

Vector sources its reporting from company filings, regulatory documents, peer-reviewed research, named executives on the record, and trusted publications with rigorous editorial processes of their own. Aggregators and anonymous leaks are used only when corroborated.

When a claim comes from a single outlet, that outlet is named. When figures come from a filing or report, the filing is cited. Readers should always be able to trace a claim back to its origin.

02 / Voice & Tone

Analysis, not advocacy.

Vector's voice is neutral, analytical, and data-driven. Articles identify competing interpretations, weigh evidence, and let the reader form their own conclusion.

Vector does not tell readers what to think. It tells them what is happening, what it means, and what the strongest case looks like on each side.

03 / Corrections

Fast, visible, permanent.

If Vector publishes something wrong, the correction is added to the article within 24 hours of being verified.

To report an error, email hello@vector.news. Every message is read.

04 / Conflicts

Disclosed upfront.

Vector discloses any financial, personal, or professional relationship that could reasonably influence coverage. This includes:

  • Investment positions held by the author in companies covered
  • Paid speaking or advisory relationships
  • Personal relationships with named subjects of reporting
  • Sponsorship arrangements that overlap with editorial subjects

Vector's sponsors have no editorial influence and are never shown article drafts or coverage plans in advance.

05 / AI Use

Tools, not authors.

Vector uses AI models — including those built by companies it covers — as research tools. Every article is edited, fact-checked, and signed off by a human. AI is never the source of a claim; it is a way to organize, summarize, and check work that a human has gathered.

Editorial illustrations may be AI-generated.

06 / Independence

No newsroom, no quotas.

Vector is independently owned and operated. It is not subsidized by a venture fund, a corporate parent, or an advocacy group. It does not publish on a quota and does not write to a content calendar dictated by anyone but its editor.

Articles are published when they are ready and defensible — not when an editorial meeting says they are due.