Editorial Guidelines

1. Independence, integrity and responsibility

With a commitment to editorial independence and integrity, Australasian Leisure Management magazine and the www.ausleisure.com.au website (ALM) aim to publish editorial, features and information which can be trusted by stakeholders and those with an interest in the leisure industry and the wider community.

ALM’s Publisher has the ultimate editorial responsibility for all published content.

2. Accuracy

ALM aims to gather and present news and information that is accurate and factual according to recognised standards of objective public interest journalism. The accuracy standard requires that opinions be conveyed accurately, in the sense that quotes should be accurate and any editing should not distort the meaning of the opinion expressed.

3. Corrections and clarifications

A commitment to accuracy includes a willingness to correct errors and clarify ambiguous or otherwise misleading information. Swift correction can reduce harmful reliance on inaccurate information, especially given how content can be quickly, widely and permanently disseminated. Corrections and clarifications can contribute to achieving fairness and impartiality.

4. Fair and honest dealing

Fair and honest dealing is essential to maintaining trust with audiences and with those who participate in or are otherwise directly affected by ALM content.

5. Harm and offence

ALM publishes comprehensive and innovative content that aims to inform, entertain and educate the leisure industry - aquatics, attractions, entertainment, events, fitness, parks, recreation, sport, tourism and venues – in Australia. This can result in challenging content which may offend some of the audience some of the time. However, consideration of the nature of the target audience for particular content is part of assessing harm and offence in context, as is any signposting that equips audiences to make informed choices about what they see, hear or read.

6. Complaints

Parties who have a complaint about any news or information published by ALM are directed to our complaints policy.