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    "source": "The Archive Ethics Project — National Policy Atlas",
    "source_url": "https://archiveethics.org/atlas",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-15T20:41:38.438Z",
    "snapshot_type": "live",
    "methodology": "https://archiveethics.org/methodology",
    "codebook": "https://archiveethics.org/data/codebook.json",
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    "license": "CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); quoted excerpts remain the work of their publishers",
    "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. AEP data is licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); quoted excerpts remain the work of their publishers. Cite with the retrieval timestamp.",
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          "first_observed_date": "2026-10-11",
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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.",
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          "excerpt": "DOCUMENTED HARM If an article published in The Diamondback has caused severe, undue harm to a person’s health or livelihood, the editorial staff of the paper will assess requests for removal on a case-by-case basis.",
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