Editorial policy
Iridia publishes independent explainers and analysis from Seoul. The policy below describes how the desk works in 2026.
1. Purpose
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
2. Source hierarchy
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
3. Attribution
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
4. Independence
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
5. Conflicts
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
6. Methods
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
7. Language
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
8. Updates
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
9. Corrections
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
10. Reader contact
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
11. Review date
Editors seek clear primary documentation, relevant public records and attributable expert context. Claims are checked against available evidence, dates are preserved and uncertainty is described rather than hidden. Advertising or sponsorship cannot purchase editorial conclusions. Contributors disclose relevant conflicts, and readers may request a correction with a URL and source. We write for an international audience while giving appropriate attention to Korean context. Articles may be updated when material facts change, with a correction note where needed. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026. Contact the Iridia desk at +82 2 7981 3546 for questions. Source review includes checking publication date, author identity, methodology and whether a statement is measured or estimated. A disputed claim is labeled as such until the desk can assess supporting evidence. Corrections preserve the original context where practical rather than silently changing a material conclusion. Editorial correspondence is used to assess the message, and retained according to the privacy policy. The desk aims to acknowledge a substantive correction request within 7 days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Future revisions will include a dated note describing the affected practice.
The policy applies to explainers, analysis, topic pages, corrections, resource summaries and editorial descriptions of mining infrastructure or staking projects. The desk separates reported fact, attributed opinion, interpretation and open question. A source that is technically authoritative may still be incomplete, dated or limited to a particular network, facility or jurisdiction.
Editors record the publication date and, where useful, the date of the underlying source. Primary protocol documentation, public records, technical specifications and direct statements are considered alongside independent reporting. When evidence conflicts, the disagreement is described rather than resolved through unsupported certainty. Commercial relationships are reviewed for conflicts before publication.
Readers may request a correction by contacting 15 Teheran-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 06130, Republic of Korea, or +82 2 7981 3546. A complete request should identify the URL, exact passage, supporting source and preferred reply method. Iridia aims to acknowledge it within 7 calendar days and complete an initial review within 30 days. Editorial correspondence is handled under the privacy policy and may be retained for up to 24 months after closure.
Material corrections should be visible and dated, while minor spelling or formatting changes may be made without a separate note. Iridia does not accept payment to remove a correction, conceal sponsorship or create a fabricated endorsement. This policy was reviewed on 22 September 2026, and future material changes will include a dated description of the affected practice.