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    "source": "The Archive Ethics Project — National Policy Atlas",
    "source_url": "https://archiveethics.org/atlas",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-12T06:05:40.696Z",
    "snapshot_type": "live",
    "methodology": "https://archiveethics.org/methodology",
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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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        "first_observed_date": "2026-10-09",
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        "known_gaps": "Found automatically. Adoption date and earlier versions unknown.",
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        "first_observed_date": "2026-10-09",
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      "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": "58",
      "stance": "STRICT_ARCHIVE",
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      "rationale": "1 statement(s) reject removal/unpublishing (narrow exceptions only)",
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        "excerpt": "Failure to observe this guideline could result in being removed from a beat, barred from reporting certain subjects or other disciplinary action."
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        "excerpt": "This addendum to our ethics policy deals with additional issues, and offers guidelines, specific to blogging and other forms of Internet-based story telling: All blogs on Denverpost.com or its related sites (i.e., PoliticsWest.com) must first be approved by a supervisor and by the Managing Editor/News or the Editor."
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        "excerpt": "As a story develops, we do not note updates unless there is a particular reason to note the addition of new information or other change."
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        "retrieved_date": "2026-10-09",
        "excerpt": "Each story includes the timestamp of original publication and the timestamp when it was last updated."
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