The Capital Front is an editorially-staffed business publication. Our coverage is produced by an editorial board working with primary-source business data and a grounded research pipeline. This page describes — honestly and in plain language — how we work, what we will and will not do, and how we correct mistakes.
How a Story Gets Sourced
Every Capital Front article is built from two distinct kinds of input, kept separate so readers can see what comes from where:
- Primary-source business facts. When we cover a specific company or local business, the company-level facts (name, location, services offered, year established, contact information) come from that business's own public-facing website, JSON-LD structured data, and direct disclosures. We do not invent facts about a business that we cannot verify in a primary source.
- Grounded macro context. Industry statistics, market sizes, regional figures, and trend data are sourced through grounded search against published industry reports — every macro claim is traceable to a named research source captured at generation time.
If a fact does not have a verifiable source from one of those two channels, it does not appear in the article.
What We Will Not Do
We are explicit about the limits of our process so readers know exactly what they are reading:
- We do not hand-test products. When we cover a service or product, our coverage is based on documented public information about it — not on a Capital Front staffer using it in a lab. If you need a hands-on bench review, this is not the publication for that.
- We do not use anonymous sources. Our pipeline is built on documented, citable inputs. There are no off-the-record conversations to protect, because there are no off-the-record conversations.
- We do not use superlative marketing language. Phrases like “the best,” “#1,” “leading,” or “top-rated” are excluded from our coverage by editorial constraint, because we cannot verify them and they are the language of advertising, not journalism.
- We do not invent quotes. If a person is quoted in a Capital Front article, the quote is sourced from a public statement, filing, or release that the named research source documents.
- We do not omit what we do not know. If a relevant fact is missing from our primary sources, we say so or we leave it out — we do not fabricate.
Editorial Independence
Coverage decisions at The Capital Front are made independently of any commercial relationships the publication may have. We disclose the structural facts that matter: our local-business coverage is produced systematically across many businesses in many regions, and the decision to cover a given business is not contingent on that business being a paying customer of any related entity. If you believe a specific article reflects a commercial conflict, email us at the address in the corrections section below and we will investigate and respond on the record.
Corrections Policy
We take errors seriously. When we make a mistake — factual, contextual, or analytical — we correct it promptly and transparently.
- Minor corrections (typos, formatting): Fixed in place with no notation.
- Factual corrections: Noted at the top of the article with the date, the original error, and the corrected information.
- Significant errors: A correction notice is published prominently, and the original article is updated with a full explanation of what changed and why.
- Takedown requests from a covered business: If you are a business we have written about and believe a specific factual claim in our coverage is wrong, email us with the URL and the specific sentence in dispute. We will verify against our source record and either correct, annotate, or remove the disputed material.
To report an error, email corrections@thecapitalfront.com.
Distinction Between News and Analysis
News reporting and macro analysis are clearly separated from any opinion content. Analysis articles present grounded data and frame it for readers; they are not financial advice or a recommendation to act. The Capital Front does not publish anonymous opinion pieces.
Financial Advice Disclaimer
The Capital Front provides journalism and analysis, not financial, legal, medical, or tax advice. Our content is for informational purposes only. Always consult a qualified, licensed professional before making investment, tax, legal, medical, or significant business decisions based on anything you read here.
AI and Automation Disclosure
The Capital Front uses automated tooling to assemble grounded research inputs and to draft articles within the constraints described above. Every article is produced under editorial constraint that forbids invention of facts beyond what is verifiable in primary sources. We mention this because it matters: a publication that hides its production process is one you cannot verify, and verification is the point.
Contact
Editorial inquiries and corrections: editorial@thecapitalfront.com
Corrections specifically: corrections@thecapitalfront.com