How we work

Updated September 29, 2026

AI helps us work through public records. Editorial responsibility remains with Matthew Broudy, publisher and responsible editor. This page describes our current process and the limits readers should keep in mind.

Start with the source

We collect available official recordings, minutes, agendas, attachments and other records. We check the meeting date, document version and source ownership before using them. Automated transcripts and scanned-document text can contain mistakes; original recordings and files remain important evidence.

Draft, check and review

AI assists with drafting and a separate review of the draft against its sources. Automated publication checks look for unsupported quotations, names, amounts and attributions. A failed required check or an unresolved source conflict can hold a draft for repair. The relevant checks depend on whether the story uses a recording, minutes or other documents.

Quotes must be supported by the identified source, with recording links for spoken quotations where available.
Names and speaker identities need evidence beyond an automated speaker label.
Reported decisions must be distinguished from proposals, requests and discussion.
Numbers need the correct units, period, source and comparison.
Uncertainty and missing evidence should be stated, not filled with a guess.

These are editorial standards, not a guarantee that every historical article satisfies every check. Automated review can repeat a source error or miss context. Matching a transcript does not independently verify the audio. A process label does not prove that a person read every line; we do not equate AI review with human approval.

Types of coverage

The descriptions below explain the source basis of each type of article. Counts describe the archive, not how many articles have passed a new audit.

Packet preview 12 articles

An AI-assisted preview based on the published agenda and packet. It describes proposed business, not meeting outcomes.

A recording or later minutes may provide an outcome that the preview could not establish. Check the linked meeting record for subsequent coverage.

History feature 2 articles

An AI-assisted historical account drawing on the archival records cited in the article.

Historical sources can be incomplete or conflicting. Footnotes identify the records used and the article should distinguish evidence from interpretation.

Minutes report 83 articles

An AI-assisted report based on the official meeting record identified with the article.

Minutes summarize a meeting rather than reproduce every spoken word. Draft or chair-summary status is disclosed where known; supporting agendas do not establish outcomes.

Data report

Reporting based on public datasets and calculations, with source periods and limitations stated.

A page update does not make historical figures current. Calculations and comparisons need compatible definitions, periods and coverage; errors can remain despite checks.

Feature 5 articles

An AI-assisted feature drawing on the records and other sources identified in the article.

Features may combine multiple sources. Analysis and opinion are labeled, and the publisher is responsible for editorial decisions and corrections.

Meeting coverage 101 articles

An AI-assisted report based on a meeting recording, transcript and identified supporting records.

The current process includes source review and automated checks. Transcript or speaker-label errors may survive those checks; source availability alone is not proof of review.

Early coverage 35 articles

Earlier AI-assisted coverage whose original process may differ from the current publication checks.

A process label alone does not establish whether the article has since been reviewed or corrected. Consult its source links, disclosure and correction notes.

Coverage and freshness

Source capture, transcription, article preparation and publication happen at different times. Some meetings have minutes but no recording; others have a recording while minutes are still unavailable. We hold work when important source questions remain unresolved. The meeting archive shows available records, while data pages state source periods and limitations. Neither is a promise of complete or real-time coverage.

Corrections and responses

Anyone can report an error or send a response. Include the page link and describe the issue; evidence is welcome. We investigate factual concerns and consider relevant responses from people we cover. Responses may be edited for clarity, length, relevance and privacy. Substantive corrections to older coverage are recorded on the page and in the corrections log. Our editorial policy sets out the standards.