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Newsroom Ethics and Legal Standards for Publishing Survivor Audio

Newsrooms following ethics and legal standards when publishing survivor audio, including verification, corroboration, and minimizing harm.

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Jan 13, 2026

What standards and forensic methods do journalists use to verify unredacted survivor audio when it alleges crimes by powerful figures?

When unredacted survivor audio alleges crimes by powerful figures, newsrooms lean on long-established verification and legal standards — corroboration, fairness, and minimizing harm — rather than publ...