This policy sets out how SKAAH Media reports, who owns it, and how readers can hold it to account. It applies to everything published on www.skaah.media and on SKAAH Media social channels.
1. What we publish
SKAAH Media publishes news, analysis and commentary on global business, economics and markets, and on the politics that move them. Much of our work is analysis built on public data and on reporting by other news organisations. We say so clearly when it is.
2. Ownership and independence
SKAAH Media is a business unit of SKAAH Hospitality GmbH, Opfikon, Switzerland, a company wholly owned by SKAAH Group AG. SKAAH Hospitality GmbH also provides hospitality, venue and event services to companies and governments, including at international conferences.
Editorial decisions rest with the Editor-in-Chief, Rahul Karunakar. No owner, client, sponsor or advertiser decides what we cover, how we cover it, or when we publish. Commercial staff do not see or approve stories before publication.
The Publisher, Amar Kavi, is legally responsible for the publication on behalf of SKAAH Hospitality GmbH. He does not direct coverage. He may withhold or remove content only on legal grounds, where publication would be unlawful.
3. Conflicts of interest
- When we report on a company, government or organisation that is a client, partner or sponsor of SKAAH Hospitality GmbH or SKAAH Group AG, we say so in the article.
- Journalists declare to the Editor-in-Chief any personal, family or financial interest in a subject they cover, and are taken off the story where the interest is material.
- Journalists do not trade on information before it is published, and do not write about securities they hold without disclosing the holding in the article.
- Guest contributors who work in finance or for a company in the sector they write about are identified by employer and role, and any relevant interest is disclosed with the article.
- We do not accept payment, gifts or hospitality in exchange for coverage. Travel or access paid for by a third party is disclosed in the article.
Paid content is always labelled “Sponsored” or “Partner content” at the top of the page and is visually distinct from editorial work. The newsroom does not write it. Advertisers and sponsors have no influence over editorial coverage.
5. Accuracy and sourcing
- We verify facts before we publish. Figures carry their source and date.
- We credit and link to the original reporting or data we rely on.
- We distinguish what we have confirmed ourselves from what others have reported.
- Allegations are described as allegations. We do not present an accusation, investigation or charge as an established fact.
- Statements about a named company or person are attributed to a named source, and we seek their comment on anything critical.
- Anonymous sources are used only when the information is important and cannot be obtained on the record. The Editor-in-Chief or a senior editor must know the source’s identity.
- Short headlines in our news ticker name their source or link to our own report.
- Headlines reflect what the article supports.
6. Fairness and right of reply
We give people and organisations facing serious criticism or allegations a fair chance to respond before publication, and we report their response. If they could not be reached or declined to comment, we say so. Under Swiss law, a person directly affected by a statement of fact may also request a right of reply. Requests should be sent to corrections@skaah.media and are considered promptly.
7. News, analysis and opinion
Every article carries one of three labels on the article page itself.
- News reports what happened and who said it.
- Analysis explains what the facts mean. It is written by our journalists, rests on reported facts and does not campaign for a party, a government or a product.
- Opinion gives the author’s own view. It is labelled “Opinion”, signed by a named author, and expresses the author’s views, not those of SKAAH Media.
Articles signed “SKAAH Media Webdesk” are produced by our newsroom and approved by the editor named at the foot of the article. The Webdesk byline is not used for Opinion. Opinion writers follow the same rules on factual accuracy as reporters.
8. Images, video and graphics
- Every image carries a credit in the form its licence requires. We do not add our own name to images we did not create.
- Illustrations, composites and AI-generated images are labelled as such and are never presented as news photographs.
- We do not alter news photographs or video in a way that changes their meaning.
- Charts name the source and date of their data.
9. Use of artificial intelligence
Our journalists may use AI tools for research, transcription, translation, data analysis and drafting support. Every article is checked against its sources, edited and approved by a named editor, who is responsible for it. We do not use automated rewriting to present other publishers’ work as our own. AI-generated images, audio and video are labelled.
10. Markets and investing coverage
Our markets coverage is journalism, not investment advice. We do not recommend that any reader buy, sell or hold a specific financial product. Articles about markets and investing carry a short notice to that effect. See the Disclaimer.
11. Privacy and vulnerable people
We report private information about individuals only where there is a public interest that outweighs their right to privacy. We take particular care with children, victims of crime and people in distress.
12. Corrections and updates
- We correct errors of fact as soon as we confirm them.
- A correction note at the foot of the article says what was changed and when. We do not silently rewrite substantive errors.
- Significant updates to a developing story are time-stamped.
- We remove an article only in exceptional cases, such as a legal requirement or a risk to someone’s safety, and we say that it has been removed.
- A correction or update is not an admission of legal liability.
To request a correction, write to corrections@skaah.media with the article link and the point at issue. We aim to reply within two working days.
13. Complaints
If you believe we have fallen short of this policy, write to the Editor-in-Chief at editor@skaah.media. If you are not satisfied with the reply, you may write to the Publisher, Amar Kavi, at the address in the Impressum.
Our journalists are guided by the Declaration of the Duties and Rights of the Journalist of the Swiss Press Council. Complaints about journalistic ethics can also be made to the Swiss Press Council (www.presserat.ch), which sets its own deadlines and fees.
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