National Policy Atlas · aep-000014

NBC 7 San Diego

Type
Professional newsroom · broadcast
Parent institution
NBCUniversal Local
Separate entity from parent
Unknown. A parent institution's policies are not attributed to this publication without evidence.
Location
CA
Publishing status
Not yet confirmed
Website
https://www.nbcsandiego.com/
Outreach
Not yet contacted

What an automated search found

From NSMPA, which read this newsroom's website. Nobody has checked it by hand yet, and it isn't our classification; we haven't classified this newsroom yet.

Policy text permits some remedies when circumstances change

On NSMPA's hand-compiled list of known policies, noted as “Shared digital-removal standards” (listed source).

“If the subject of a story provides proof charges were dropped, they were found not guilty or their conviction was expunged, we will consider removing the story.”

Statement allowing some changes · source

“We will not remove names or articles concerning violent crimes, sex crimes, crimes against children or cases of public corruption.”

Statement limiting changes · source
Automated reading of each remedy
RemedyPolicy text (automated reading)Practice (automated reading)
Removal / unpublishingPermitted in policy textNone found
Search-engine de-indexingNot addressedNone found
Anonymization or redactionRuled out in policy textNone found
Update for later developmentsNot addressed—

Policy pages

Policy pages and when they were seen
PageFirst seenChecked by us
NBC San Diego News Standards and Publishing Principles – NBC 7 San DiegoOct 8, 2026Not yet

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6 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically

Not checked by hand yet, so check the source before quoting.

  1. Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 12808
    Digital Content Removal Policy We will consider removing content from our digital platforms on a case-by-case basis.
  2. Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 12809
    If the subject of a story provides proof charges were dropped, they were found not guilty or their conviction was expunged, we will consider removing the story.
  3. Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 12810
    We will not remove names or articles concerning violent crimes, sex crimes, crimes against children or cases of public corruption.
  4. Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 12811
    Corrections Policies If we learn that our reporting is flawed or misleading, we take prompt action and clearly disclose the mistake to our audience.
  5. Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 12812
    We aim to fix and run a correction for any error of fact in a digital or broadcast story, even errors that may seem insignificant to those not involved in a story.
  6. Retrieved Oct 11, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 12813
    We may instead use clarifications when there is no error but the story lacked a piece of important context or failed to explain a situation fully.

Cite this record

The Archive Ethics Project. NBC 7 San Diego (aep-000014). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/nbc-7-san-diego. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.

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