About and standards
Local facts. Regional context.
The San Diego Sentinel is an independent digital news outlet for the people, institutions and neighborhoods of San Diego County.
Coverage
Our desks follow local government, neighborhoods, housing, business, climate, transportation, science, culture and sports. Our reporting explains both what happened and why it matters here.
Evidence first
Stories identify the records, interviews and original reporting that support them. Source links let readers inspect key documents and authoritative records directly.
Corrections
Substantive errors are corrected promptly and transparently. A correction note belongs on the article, with enough detail to explain what changed.
Independence
News judgment remains separate from advertising, sponsorship and outside political or commercial pressure. Paid material must be clearly distinguished from newsroom work.
Publishing standards
Dates, updates and accountability
Every article displays the publication date recorded by the newsroom. Material updates and corrections are tracked separately so readers can understand when reporting changed after publication.
Stories are organized by their publication date across section pages, yearly filters, search results and related coverage.
Our newsroom
The publishing system supports staff authors, original photography, source records, story revisions, corrections, related coverage, redirects, newsletter subscriptions and reader messages.