National Policy Atlas · aep-001105
San Diego Magazine
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: requests reviewed case by case
On NSMPA's hand-compiled list of known policies, noted as “Old-story update review” (listed source).
“Requests to update older stories for valid reasons (personal safety, a significant change in facts presented in the original article) are considered case by case by a senior editor.”
“Unpublishing We do not remove published articles at the request of a subject, and we do not remove or alter coverage in exchange for payment, advertising, or any other consideration.”
| Remedy | Policy text (automated reading) | Practice (automated reading) |
|---|---|---|
| Removal / unpublishing | Both permitted and ruled out in policy text | None found |
| Search-engine de-indexing | Not addressed | None found |
| Anonymization or redaction | Not addressed | None found |
| Update for later developments | Permitted under conditions | — |
Policy pages
| Page | First seen | Checked by us |
|---|---|---|
| Editorial Ethics & Corrections Policy | San Diego Magazine | Oct 8, 2026 | Not yet |
"First seen" is when a page was first read, by us or by NSMPA. It isn't the date the policy was adopted, and pages not yet checked may describe something other than a policy on old stories.
3 quotes from this newsroom's own pages, found automatically
Not checked by hand yet, so check the source before quoting.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 900
Unpublishing We do not remove published articles at the request of a subject, and we do not remove or alter coverage in exchange for payment, advertising, or any other consideration.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 901
Requests to update older stories for valid reasons (personal safety, a significant change in facts presented in the original article) are considered case by case by a senior editor.
- Retrieved Oct 8, 2026 · Read from the live page · NSMPA evidence 902
In rare cases involving a demonstrated risk to someone’s safety, a legal requirement, or a serious factual failure that cannot be remedied by correction, an article may be unpublished by the content chief.
Cite this record
The Archive Ethics Project. San Diego Magazine (aep-001105). National Policy Atlas. https://archiveethics.org/atlas/san-diego-magazine. Accessed Oct 11, 2026.
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