Editorial Standards

How One Turn chooses and writes the day's stories, and how to report a mistake.

Last updated October 21, 2026

Facts, not opinions

One Turn takes no political side. Summaries state who did what, where and when, and what was said, attributed to whoever said it. They contain no analysis, motive or judgment from us, left or right. Disputed claims are attributed, with the other side's response when the reporting includes it, and plain words are preferred over loaded ones.

Where stories come from

Each edition draws on hundreds of headlines from outlets on every continent and across the political spectrum, plus wire services, science outlets and Wikipedia's daily Current Events portal. No outlet is given priority. Every story links to the reporting it's based on, and the Coverage line shows how many outlets reported it. A significant story reported by only one outlet is marked Under-reported.

How stories are chosen

Stories are ranked by global significance and spread across regions and topics, so no part of the world dominates. One Turn shows the good as well as the bad: progress such as medical and scientific advances, agreements and recoveries is chosen on the same basis as crises, never to fill a quota, and bad news is never softened. Shorter in brief items cover sport, culture, science and health.

Automation

Editions are produced by software: it collects the headlines, groups those about the same event, writes the summaries and places each story on the map. Automated checks verify every edition's structure, coordinates and links before it's published, but editions are not reviewed by a person before they go live. Summaries are written from headlines and short descriptions, so they're starting points: follow the source links for the full reporting.

The World Mood

Each story's tone is rated from −1 to +1 against a fixed, published rubric, and the World Mood is the average weighted by importance. The full method, with the day's numbers, is one click away on the site. It describes the tone of the day's news, not the state of the world.

Corrections

If you spot a mistake (a wrong fact, place, date or link, or wording that isn't neutral), email OneTurnNewsContact@protonmail.com with the story's link. When an error is confirmed, we correct the story and add a note saying what changed. Each day's page stays online, so the record of what we published remains.