Editorial standards.

A reviewis a signed argument about one film and carries the writer’s rating. Off Camera is the editorial desk: reported features, craft analysis and useful guides that do not carry a score. News is only the beginning of a feature; a rewritten announcement is not a CinePixo article.

Every public byline links to a writer profile with that writer’s biography and published work. The named writer is accountable for the words even when research or production tools helped prepare them.

Editorial feature

A CinePixo feature whose more specific reporting or utility method has not been claimed.

Reported analysis

A sourced event or argument, reported clearly and interpreted by the desk.

Problem-solving guide

Starts with a real reader problem and leaves them with a usable answer or sequence of steps.

Comparison

Compares the same decision on consistent criteria, states trade-offs and names who each option suits.

Roundup

Organises a finite set, explains the inclusion rule and gives every item a reason to be here.

Checklist

A scannable set of checks a reader can complete before booking, buying, watching or publishing.

First-hand guide

Built from something the writer actually watched, visited, tested or compared, with the method disclosed.

Comparison criteria must remain consistent. A roundup states why each item qualifies. A checklist contains actions a reader can complete. A problem-solving guide gives a usable next step. A first-hand guide cannot be published until its method is disclosed.

We prefer the closest available evidence: an original document, filing, festival or studio notice, direct interview, full transcript or the reporter who did the work. Trade and local reporting follow. Aggregators can point us toward a story; they should not be the only support when the original is available.

Articles making factual claims print their source URLs. Attribution in the prose says who reported a disputed or exclusive fact. We distinguish confirmed, announced, reported, in talks and rumoured because those words do not mean the same thing.

Sources prove the facts; they do not outsource the article’s judgment. We do not copy or closely paraphrase source prose, and we do not fill gaps in reporting with a plausible sentence.

“First hand” means the writer actually watched, visited, tested or compared the thing described. The article states what was used, the relevant date or version, the conditions that could affect the result and important limitations. We never convert internet research into a personal experience by changing the pronouns.

When a guide is based on desk research instead, it says what was checked and links the evidence. That is useful work; it simply is not first-hand work.

Ratings belong to their writers. Advertising does not determine coverage, conclusions or scores, and advertisers do not review copy before publication. A free screener, festival credential, supplied ticket, travel, sample or other material access is disclosed on the article. If CinePixo paid, a first-hand guide can say that too.

Paid placement is not presented as editorial work. Any future sponsored or affiliate relationship must be labelled where the reader encounters it, not hidden on a policy page.

Tools may help gather source material, organise notes, check links, prepare images or produce an unpublished draft. They cannot provide lived experience, approve their own claims or publish themselves. Before publication, a person checks the article against its sources, reviews its images and captions, confirms its format label and accepts the byline.

A generated summary with no original reporting, useful organisation or CinePixo judgment does not meet this standard. Volume is never evidence of authority.

Minor spelling and style fixes do not receive a note. When a factual claim or a material conclusion changes, the article receives a visible correction or revision note and its updated date changes. We do not silently rewrite a material error out of the record.

Send the page URL, the sentence at issue and supporting evidence to devoh@signpost.kr. Rights and takedown requests use the same address and are described on the contact page.

Images are uploaded to our own storage, carry alt text, and retain available credit, licence and source information. Quotations stay brief, are attributed, and are not used to replace the work of the source. Trailers and social posts remain embeds when their original context matters.

These standards work alongside the Terms of Use, Privacy Policy and site description. Questions about how CinePixo works are welcome.