Sources & transparency

Know what you are reading.

Niles Connect brings together original reporting, community submissions, public-source updates, records and datasets. Each needs its own context.

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Different information, clear labels.

The source of an item helps you understand what it can establish.

Niles Connect reporting

Native articles carry their own bylines, publication details and supporting sources.

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Community submissions

Residents and other participants contribute their own accounts. Review approval is separate from factual verification.

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Public records

A record shows what its source contains. Allegations and interpretations still require context.

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Civic-source updates

Imported notices, events and documents retain a source name and a route to the original material.

Browse civic documents

Camera data

Imported camera records and reviewed community reports are kept distinct. Check attribution and refresh information.

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Corrections and updates

Material may need a correction, clarification or update as further information becomes available.

How corrections work

Civic sources used by the site.

The list identifies configured public sources. Inclusion here does not establish that every feed is current, complete or successfully refreshed.

Source Transparency

Where civic information comes from

These are the public sources configured for Civic Engine. Niles Connect preserves source attribution on imported items.