Editorial policy

Purpose

Roman Road LDN is an independent news and culture magazine covering the Roman Road area in Tower Hamlets. It is a social enterprise and its charitable objective is to use journalism to strengthen the local community. We do this by raising awareness of the local area and providing a voice for local people. We focus on issues and angles that increase our sense of belonging, pride and connection within the local area, and we celebrate the rich diversity found within our neighbourhood.

Editorial Integrity

We protect and foster the bond of trust with our readers and users. We do this by being independent, impartial and objective. You can read more about our ownership and funding here. Our editorial content is not influenced by financial or political gain. If you would like to promote your products or services, please contact our commercial team to find out about advertising and membership opportunities.

Editorial control

We retain full editorial control of our content. This is vital in order to uphold our Editorial Code of Conduct, maintain our editorial voice and retain journalistic integrity. This means we do not share our articles before publishing. Where relevant and upon request, we will confirm the quotes we are using before publication to facilitate a right of reply. The right of reply is also provided after publication. After publication we will amend or correct factual information however any other editorial changes will be made at the editor’s discretion.

Publishing names

In line with the highest standards of journalism and to retain the trust of our readers, all our sources are disclosed, including the full names of those we interview. Our house style stipulates that we refer people by their full name in the first instance and subsequently by their surname. This will be waived in instances where revealing the name will put the interviewee at personal risk.

Photography

As a social enterprise working to improve community life, we want to help our readers to connect to people in their neighbourhood, and photography is an important way of achieving this. Photography of people in their habitual environment is an essential part of our story telling offer. By agreeing to take part in a feature you are also agreeing to be photographed. We will not use photography that doesn’t give viewers a sense of home or locality. We ask our interviewees to be photographed in their homes or places of work. In some cases, where faces need to be obscured for cultural or legal reasons, we will work with the subject to find another way to take a photograph of the subject while respecting their privacy.

View and agree to our terms and conditions here.