Editorial standards
Snackapalooza is a newsroom. These are the rules the desk actually runs.
Sourcing and attribution
A staff story is bylined on this site. Company releases and government series are rewritten into a desk file that names the document and the date. We do not reprint another outlet’s article. When a number comes from a government series, we name the issuing agency, the series, and the as-of date.
How third-party material is credited
Press releases are labeled Press. Government data and filings are labeled by series (Filing, Recall, Data) and may link to the issuing agency. When another outlet first reported a development, we publish our own hosted file and name that outlet in the copy. We do not send the reader to another news site’s article, and we do not display another publisher’s photographs.
Advertising and sponsored content
Advertising and sponsored content, if accepted, are labeled as advertising or sponsored. Editorial staff do not sell ads. A labeled commercial file is never presented as a staff story.
Conflicts of interest
Editorial staff do not take assignment fees from suppliers, retailers, or show organizers they cover. Ownership, funding, and the publisher contact are on the About page. If a staff member has a financial interest that would reasonably affect a file, that file is not assigned to them.
The desk
This newsroom publishes year-round. A topic page is not a credential and not an assignment for an event. Exhibitor copy is not rewritten as news.
Corrections
Factual errors are corrected on the story with a dated note and entered in the public corrections log. Send corrections to the address on the Contact page. We do not silently rewrite a published staff file.
Corrections: · Public log