Editorial principles
Credibility is the only thing a publication really owns. These are the rules we hold ourselves to.
Discovery
Global58 discovers companies through research, recommendations and nominations, looking for businesses with something worth understanding.
Corrections
See something that needs correcting? Contact the Global58 editorial team. Requests should identify the article, the passage concerned and supporting evidence. Corrections address factual accuracy; they do not give companies editorial control. Our Contact page discloses the current availability of the corrections channel.
Independent selection
Global58 independently discovers, researches, selects, writes about and publishes companies. Company permission, participation or approval is not required for fair, sourced independent editorial coverage. Companies are subjects of reporting, not clients who control it.
Nominations are welcome
Companies can nominate themselves, and anyone can nominate a company.
Nomination is not selection
Nomination does not guarantee selection or coverage of any kind.
Payment is not recognition
No fee buys an editorial feature or the right to use the mark. Editorial decisions cannot be bought.
Sponsored content is labelled
Sponsored content, if introduced in the future, will always be clearly labelled as such.
Sources
Important factual claims must be traceable to an internal source record. We prioritize official websites and newsrooms, public company and founder statements, government or regulatory information, research publications, reputable journalism and credible industry sources. We do not copy source language or treat a company claim as independent proof.
Verification
Global58 completes research, writing, fact checking, editorial review, image-rights checks and publishing review. We distinguish factual statements from editorial interpretation, attribute company claims and plans, and identify uncertainties and limitations. Company approval is not an approval stage.
Research and publication
Editorial work progresses through Discovered, Researching, Drafting, Fact Check, Editorial Review, Asset Check, Ready to Publish and Published. Only completed, verified Global58-reviewed published features enter Discover, search and the sitemap or confer mark eligibility. Short unfinished research notes stay noindex. Company contact runs separately: Not Contacted, Contacted, Responded, Interview Arranged, Declined or No Response. None determines whether independent coverage can publish.
Direct participation
Five Questions / Global58, interviews, founder Q&A, quotes supplied directly to Global58, behind-the-scenes access and exclusive company photography require genuine participation or access. Public-information founder profiles do not. We never fabricate a conversation, quote or exclusive access. Five Questions requires exactly five genuine responses.
Photography
Image rights are separate from reporting permission. Company photographs require permission or an appropriate license. Without cleared photography, we may publish with original editorial typography, diagrams, maps, information graphics or clearly identified illustrations. These must never falsely depict a real founder, product or facility. Missing company photography does not block an independently publishable story.
The mark
“Featured by Global58” means Global58 editorially selected and published the company. It does not mean payment, partnership, company approval, certification or endorsement. A feature is earned. Not purchased. Link the mark to the original published Global58 feature; preserve its wording, proportions and year. Do not imply a ranking or use it on unrelated products. Specimen marks confer no usage rights.
After publication
Global58 may notify a featured company, share the feature URL, provide the editorial mark and invite a founder to Five Questions. These steps are optional and follow publication; they are never permission gates.
Substance over publicity
A real product, a meaningful problem and work worth understanding. A pitch or press release alone is not a story.
Evidence before claims
Published features require traceable sources, checked facts and rights-cleared assets. Original editorial graphics may replace photography. Unsubstantiated claims are not presented as findings.
Independent judgment
No fee buys an editorial feature or the right to use the mark. Nominations are leads, not a promise of coverage.
Significance, not rankings
We look for a distinctive contribution, with context and limitations. Selection is an editorial decision, not a league table or endorsement.
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