Editorial Standards
This page tells you what kind of publication Flag & Clock is, what we will and won't do on the page, and how to reach us if we get something wrong.
Sponsored content
Some articles may carry a sponsored marker. When they do:
- The article carries a clearly visible "Sponsored · {sponsor}" stripe above the title.
- A disclosure block above the dek explains: This article was produced by Flag & Clock and paid for by {sponsor}. Editorial standards apply.
- The piece goes through the same review the rest of our work does. Sponsors pay for placement, not editorial control.
- Sponsored articles are excluded from the default RSS feed and from the editorial section of the weekly newsletter.
- The article is tagged as advertiser content in its structured-data markup, so search engines and aggregators can identify it correctly.
If a sponsor requests changes that would compromise the editorial, we do not make those changes. Either the piece runs as written or it does not run.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we correct it. Material corrections are noted at the bottom of the article with the date and what changed. We do not silently edit published copy. Minor typo fixes do not get a correction note; substantive factual amendments do.
To report an error: [email protected].
Reader privacy
The website sets no cookies of its own. Page views are counted with Cloudflare Web Analytics, which uses no cookies and does not fingerprint visitors, and only if you accept when asked. English articles offer a read-aloud version, a synthetic-voice recording served from this site like any other file; pressing play contacts no one else. We do not run Google Analytics, Meta pixels or ad networks. The Briefing is sent through Twilio SendGrid, which counts opens and clicks; we read the counts per issue, not per reader. It goes to people who subscribed on this site and to readers of the GoodCarBadCar newsletter, a sister title from the same publisher. Subscriber addresses are used only for Flag & Clock email and are never sold or shared. The full statement, including your rights and how to stop the counting, is the privacy policy.
Conflicts of interest
The editor declares any direct financial interest (equity, employment, or material consulting) in a company being written about, at the bottom of the relevant article. As of the launch date, no such interests exist beyond the publication itself.