Every citizen has the right to know who produced the news they read. Nagrik clearly identifies the origin of every report—distinguishing original field investigations from syndicated wire material, government circulars, and community eyewitness submissions.
1. Core Attribution Principles
Transparency of sources is the cornerstone of public trust. Nagrik enforces three foundational rules across all published materials:
- Clear Provenance: Every article must display its author, publishing stringer, agency, or official issuing authority.
- No False Claims of Originality: Aggregating or summarizing a report from another publication or government circular must never be claimed as original Nagrik reporting.
- Direct Attribution: Quotations, statistics, weather figures, and legal findings must be directly attributed to their source in the body of the article with outbound citations where available.
2. Government & Public Information Sources
“Nagrik uses publicly available official sources when reporting government, civic, weather, traffic, public-service and other official information.”
When reporting public notices, meteorological forecasts, transport advisories, municipal tenders, or welfare schemes, Nagrik references verified official portals and clearly identifies the issuing department or public authority.
3. Verified Official Portals Directory
The following authoritative public bodies and digital portals are examples of sources legitimately referenced by Nagrik news dispatches:
Official single-entry portal to access information and public services provided by the Indian Government.
Open government datasets published by Ministries, Departments, and public agencies.
Official national weather forecasts, cyclone alerts, and meteorological bulletins.
National highway advisories, road safety standards, and transportation notifications.
Official press releases and factual statements on Union Government decisions and policies.
For statutory non-affiliation details, please view our Government Information Disclaimer.
4. Original Nagrik Ground Reporting
When a dispatch is researched, filmed, and authored directly on the ground by an accredited Nagrik stringer or bureau correspondent, it is labeled as:
5. Third-Party Wire & News Outlets
When Nagrik republishes or references reporting from established regional news agencies, newspapers, or digital outlets:
- The original media house is prominently named in the article byline or metadata block (e.g., "Source: PTI / ANI / Local Agency").
- Direct canonical hyperlinks to the original reporting are included whenever technically and legally feasible.
- Republishing third-party news does not imply that Nagrik has independently re-verified all underlying field assertions.
6. Press Releases & Corporate Notices
Material provided by corporations, NGOs, political parties, or public relations representatives must be clearly identified as a Press Release. Press release copy must never be presented as independent investigative reporting.
7. Community Stringer Submissions
Reports submitted by citizen stringers and independent local creators undergo desk review and are labeled with the contributor's verified name and locality. We do not claim every community dispatch is independently audited by a central laboratory; readers are given honest context regarding the grassroots nature of the reporting.
8. Copyright & Anti-Scraping Limits
Nagrik contributors are prohibited from scraping, wholesale copy-pasting, or re-hosting third-party articles without authorization. Any aggregated content must comply strictly with fair dealing exceptions under the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 and include significant original context or analysis.
9. Citation & Hyperlink Integrity
Where digital source URLs exist (such as official court orders, government gazette notifications, or original research reports), our publishing system preserves outbound links to allow readers to verify primary documents directly.