Editorial Standards & AI
How Destination Cape Cod uses sources, automation, original writing, and clearly labeled advertising.
Original Work, Traceable Facts
Our guides are written for Destination Cape Cod. We use facts from primary sources, link to those sources, and avoid copying another publication’s reporting, distinctive phrasing, photographs, or paid content. A source link does not grant permission to reproduce its work.
Automation With Clear Limits
Official weather feeds support automated briefings. Every briefing carries a source and timestamp, and unavailable or stale data is labeled. AI assists with research, structure, and drafting; it is not a local eyewitness. We do not describe automated work as human-written or claim an editor reviewed it unless that review occurred.
Allegations, crime reports, emergencies, sensitive personal information, unverified scores, and claims requiring interviews are held when their evidence is insufficient. A failed check is a reason to withhold a story, not to fill a gap with a plausible detail.
Dining Guides Are Not Restaurant Reviews
A researched dining guide helps you check menus, reservations, dietary requirements, and practical details. It does not describe meals we have not eaten. A firsthand review must be based on a documented visit and disclose relevant commercial relationships. We do not generate star ratings or fictional customer reviews.
Images And Rights
Photographs are used with documented permissions or licenses. Required credits, source titles, modifications, and license links appear in our photography rights inventory, which forms part of our Terms Of Use. We update both when images are added or replaced. An illustrative dish is not presented as a meal served by a listed restaurant. We do not reproduce competitor articles or their photographs as a source of inventory.
Advertising Independence
Paid content and banners carry an advertising or sponsorship label. Advertising does not buy a favorable review, a news angle, or a review score. House advertisements promote Destination Cape Cod’s own services.
Corrections
Send a correction with the story URL, the disputed detail, and a supporting source. Substantive corrections are recorded in the affected article. Dates reflect a real publication or material revision, not an automatic attempt to make old content look new.