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    "source": "The Archive Ethics Project — National Policy Atlas",
    "source_url": "https://archiveethics.org/atlas",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12T07:08:41.267Z",
    "snapshot_type": "live",
    "methodology": "https://archiveethics.org/methodology",
    "codebook": "https://archiveethics.org/data/codebook.json",
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    "notice": "Live snapshot of the Archive Ethics Project Policy Atlas, not a versioned dataset release. Counts describe only listed records, not U.S. newsrooms generally. \"not_established\" means the available evidence does not establish a position; it is not \"no\". PT5 means no public policy was located, not that no policy exists. Withheld classifications are omitted. Fictional example records are marked is_example=true and must be excluded from any analysis. Columns prefixed nsmpa_ and evidence with human_verified=false are automated findings imported from NSMPA (https://github.com/kalebhoffer/nsmpa, CC BY 4.0 (compiled evidence); quoted excerpts remain the work of their publishers); they are leads, not AEP classifications, and must not be counted as such. No data license has been selected yet for AEP classifications; cite with the retrieval timestamp."
  },
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    "publication": "Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists",
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      "city": null
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      "source_url": "https://github.com/kalebhoffer/nsmpa",
      "license": "CC BY 4.0 (compiled evidence); quoted excerpts remain the work of their publishers",
      "caveat": "Automated finding from NSMPA, not yet checked by a person and not an AEP classification. It is a starting point for review, and it is never counted in Atlas statistics.",
      "entity_id": "2633",
      "stance": "NO_RELEVANT_GUIDANCE",
      "confidence": 0.7,
      "rationale": "Targeted searches completed and 16 first-party page(s) inspected (2 policy/about) without qualifying post-publication guidance",
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        "removal": {
          "policy": "unaddressed",
          "practice": "none"
        },
        "deindexing": {
          "policy": "unaddressed",
          "practice": "none"
        },
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          "practice": "none"
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          "practice": null
        }
      },
      "human_review": "unreviewed",
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        "tier": "A",
        "focus": "Ethics / archive guidance",
        "program": "Ethics / archive guidance",
        "primary_url": "https://ethicsadvicelineforjournalists.org/2015/06/24/removing-negative-news/",
        "owner": null,
        "sources_found": true
      }
    },
    "evidence": [
      {
        "evidence_id": 6087,
        "tier": 4,
        "type": "automated_lead",
        "origin": "nsmpa",
        "origin_id": "2900",
        "human_verified": false,
        "title": "Ethics | Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists",
        "publisher": "Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists",
        "url": "https://ethicsadvicelineforjournalists.org/tag/ethics/",
        "archive_url": null,
        "publication_date": null,
        "retrieved_date": "2026-10-08",
        "excerpt": "Cruickshank said the future of the newspaper depended on doing the right thing, and correcting an unethical practice."
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      {
        "evidence_id": 6088,
        "tier": 4,
        "type": "automated_lead",
        "origin": "nsmpa",
        "origin_id": "2901",
        "human_verified": false,
        "title": "Ethics | Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists",
        "publisher": "Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists",
        "url": "https://ethicsadvicelineforjournalists.org/tag/ethics/",
        "archive_url": null,
        "publication_date": null,
        "retrieved_date": "2026-10-08",
        "excerpt": "This is unlikely with respect to the four principles encouraged by the SPJ Code (Seek Truth and Report It, Minimize Harm, Act Independently, and [name withheld] and Transparent)."
      }
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    "revision_history": []
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