Transparency

Read More About Advertising Policy

Last Updated: June 2026

Read More About separates commercial material from editorial reporting and aims to label advertising, sponsorships, affiliate links, and other paid relationships clearly and conspicuously for readers.

Editorial Separation

Commercial relationships do not grant editorial control. Reporting decisions, headlines, source selection, framing, and publication timing are not sold as part of an advertising, affiliate, sponsorship, or partnership arrangement.

Our standard is that journalism and advertising should remain distinguishable without guesswork. A reader should not have to infer whether content is paid-for, promotional, or independently reported.

How Paid Material Is Labeled

When content is paid-for, sponsored, or published because of a commercial arrangement, the disclosure appears in a clear location using language ordinary readers can understand before they engage with the material.

✱Clear labels may include: Advertisement, Ad, Sponsored, Paid Content, or Sponsored Advertising Content.

✱The disclosure appears close enough to the content that a reader sees it before engaging, not only after scrolling deep into the page.

✱Visual design, bylines, and page layout should not make paid material indistinguishable from independently reported journalism.

✱Vague labels that could confuse readers should be avoided if they do not make the commercial nature obvious.

Native, Branded, and Partner Content

If Read More About publishes sponsored features, branded content, or partner-funded explainers, those pages carry a disclosure that is prominent, plain-language, and durable across desktop and mobile views.

A sponsor may purchase a clearly labeled promotional package, but a sponsor does not buy the right to masquerade as the newsroom, to receive a deceptive byline, or to alter unrelated reporting.

Affiliate Links, Commerce, and Material Connections

If Read More About uses affiliate links, referral arrangements, or any other material connection that could result in compensation when a reader clicks or makes a purchase, that relationship is disclosed clearly in or near the affected content.

Commerce-related disclosures should be written for readers, not buried in legal shorthand. The point is to let readers understand when a recommendation, link, or product mention could generate revenue.

✱Affiliate or referral disclosures are clear and conspicuous.

✱A material connection is not hidden only in a general policy page if it affects a specific piece of content.

✱Editorial recommendations are not conditioned on compensation alone.

Political and Issue Advertising

If Read More About accepts political, advocacy, or issue-based advertising, that material is clearly labeled as commercial content and is not presented as reported journalism or independent analysis.

Acceptance of an advertisement does not constitute endorsement of a campaign, candidate, issue position, organization, or claim contained in the advertisement.

Practices Read More About Does Not Use

✕Selling editorial conclusions or offering favorable coverage in exchange for payment or access.

✕Using a newsroom byline, headline style, or article layout to disguise paid material where the commercial nature is not obvious.

✕Allowing an advertiser, sponsor, or affiliate partner to control unrelated reporting.

✕Hiding a material connection in a place a reasonable reader would not notice.

Questions, Complaints, and Review Requests

Readers, advertisers, and partners may contact Read More About if they believe commercial material was mislabeled or that the boundary between advertising and editorial work was not clear enough.

When a disclosure issue is substantiated, the newsroom's expectation is that the label, placement, or page treatment is corrected promptly.

Contact

Advertising and Partnerships

[email protected]

Reader Concerns

[email protected]

Last Updated: June 2026