Editorial Policy

This policy explains how Fresh Calendars News reports. It applies to every story under /news/.

Sources

Every date we publish is checked against a primary source before publication: a law or regulation, a government agency notice (for example the US Office of Personnel Management), a school district announcement, or an official organizer. Sources are listed at the end of each story with a link. When a date is an estimate, the story says so.

Accuracy

Each story states the full date, the day of the week and, when it matters, the time and time zone (Eastern Time unless stated). Dates are checked against the same calendar engine that produces our printable calendars.

Use of tools

We use software, which may include AI tools, for research, drafting and checks. A person on the news desk reviews every story, checks each date against its source and approves it before it is published. We do not publish stories that have not been reviewed.

Images

Story images are illustrations drawn by Fresh Calendars or photos used under a license that allows it: public domain works (for example from NASA), or Creative Commons CC0, CC BY and CC BY-SA. Each photo shows the photographer’s name with links to the original and to its license, and we say when a photo was cropped. Our printables are drawn from the same sourced facts as the story.

Product and shopping stories

Some stories cover seasonal products, such as advent calendars. Prices, contents and availability come from the maker’s or official retailer’s own website and are dated in the story, because they change. When a product has not been officially announced, we say so instead of repeating unconfirmed listings. No company pays for a product to be covered or placed, and news stories do not carry affiliate links.

Ethics

We do not accept payment for coverage. Advertising and affiliate links are kept separate from stories, and advertisers have no influence over what we report. Our income sources are described in our disclosure.

Updates

When a story changes after publication, whether with new information or to correct an error, the update time is shown next to the publication time. How we handle errors is described in our corrections policy.

Feedback

Readers can report an error or send a tip by email to info@freshcalendars.com or through the contact form. See the corrections policy for what happens next.