This page explains how The Riverwalk Report reports, how we fix mistakes and who stands behind the paper, so you can judge our work.
Who owns us
The Riverwalk Report is published by Varsity Ledger, LLC. It is independent: no government, political party, campaign or advocacy group owns it or has a say in what we cover.
If a sponsor or advertiser supports our work, we will say so plainly. They do not get to choose, review or change our stories.
How we check facts
Most of our reporting starts with public records: meeting agendas, packets, minutes and recordings, budgets, payment records and state data. When a story says what a record shows, it links to that record, often to the exact page or the moment in a meeting recording, in a list under the story called "Documents behind this story."
We name our sources. When we rely on another news outlet's reporting, we credit it by name.
Corrections and updates
We correct mistakes promptly. A correction appears at the top of the story and says what was wrong. When we add new information to a story after it is published, it shows when it was last updated.
If you think we got something wrong, email tips@theriverwalkreport.com.
News, opinion and AI
News stories report what happened and what the records show. Opinion, including editorials, columns and letters, runs only in the Opinion section and is labeled that way.
A byline names the person responsible for a story. A story with a "Staff Report" byline is the work of the newsroom as a whole. Some stories begin as drafts written by AI from public records; those carry a line under the byline saying so, and an editor reviews every one before it runs. Read how we use AI.
Contact us
Send tips and corrections to tips@theriverwalkreport.com. For everything else, write to news@theriverwalkreport.com. More about us is on our About page.