Support the scene. Stay independent.
I openly advocate for independent wrestling. I want more people to discover the wrestlers, promotions, and communities that keep it going. That support does not change my obligation to get the facts right.
I do not trade favorable coverage for access. Reporting, opinion, and promotion should be clearly distinguishable. An invitation, interview, or press credential does not guarantee a story or a favorable result.
Verify what matters.
Names, dates, results, quotations, and other material facts deserve verification. Wherever possible, I work from original interviews, recordings, statements, and documents. I make clear what I witnessed, what a source told me, and what remains unconfirmed.
I credit other outlets for their original reporting. A publicly available quotation is not exclusive simply because I transcribed it myself.
Keep the person in the interview.
I approach interviews with curiosity and respect. The goal is to help readers understand someone’s work and experiences in their own words.
Filler and false starts may be removed from quotations when meaning and personality remain intact. Unclear passages are paraphrased rather than rewritten inside quotation marks. I do not invent quotations or combine separate remarks in a misleading way.
Be open about relationships.
I disclose relevant relationships, conflicts, and material benefits that could affect how readers evaluate the work. That includes relevant personal connections and arrangements connected to coverage. Access never entitles a subject to favorable reporting.
Use judgment. Treat people fairly.
My coverage does not center on critical match or show reviews, gossip, or minor mistakes. I look for stories that help readers understand and connect with independent wrestling.
Serious, verified issues involving safety or the public interest are considered case by case. When reporting consequential claims, I give affected subjects a fair opportunity to respond. Allegations and confirmed facts must remain distinguishable.
Separate the character from real life.
Wrestling mixes performance with real people’s lives. I distinguish characters and storylines from verified real-world information, and provide context when a casual reader needs it.
Promotional social posts may play along with the performance. A storyline is never presented as a verified real-world event.
Have a personality. Keep the respect.
The voice is conversational, quietly passionate, and sometimes sarcastic. The joke can be on me, a bad argument, or an exaggerated claim. Someone’s vulnerability is not a punchline.
Humor belongs where it helps the story. Sensitive personal experiences call for restraint.
Correct the record openly.
I correct material errors openly and promptly. A correction should identify the original claim, the accurate information, and when the change was made.
Where I can update the original work, the correction belongs there as well as in this site’s log. For work published elsewhere, I request the correction from the publisher and make its status clear.
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