Editorial Policy
1) Articles of a political or controversial nature submitted for posting shall be
reviewed by at least two members of the staff before posting.
2) We will not endorse candidates in elections or issues in referenda.
3) Articles for posting should be objective and not include inherent bias on an issue, otherwise they could be designated as letters to the editor or
Op-ed pieces.
4) Different points of view regarding articles, letters to the editor and op-ed pieces are encouraged and will be accepted as letters to the editor.
5) Letters to the Editor which are printed must not exceed 300 words. Letters to the Editor which are published online must not exceed 750 words. LTEs that are in print can refer to a longer letter online; so for instance if you did a synopsis of a letter for print, then you could say at the end, “for more details, please see the full letter on HK-Now.com.”
6) Op-eds which are printed must not exceed 500 words. Op-eds which are published online must not exceed 1500 words.
7) Letters that are submitted are subject to the Terms of Use. Example: You cannot submit any materials that are unlawful, threatening, defamatory, harassing, abusive, disruptive, offensive, profane, or plagiarized, or are false or misleading as statements of fact or origin, or violate the rights of any third party in any manner.
8) Quotes will not be used without attribution.
9) We cannot print all of the material submitted to us and our selection is not a reflection on the content or quality of the material that we receive.
10) To be eligible for print, submissions need to be submitted by noon on Wednesday the week before the following Thursday’s print edition (i.e., 8 days before publication).
11) Comments from readers will be allowed; they can be published on HK-Now.com only if the writer identifies him/herself (no aliases) AND the item is reviewed by the editorial staff to maintain a standard of decorum.
