Contact the desk
Send a note
Corrections, documents, interview requests and source notes go to the desk through this form. The form is the only intake channel, and every note is read by a person on the register.
Corrections / Documents
The desk answers corrections first. A document that changes a line in the register is the fastest way to reach an editor.
Before you write
What helps the desk
The desk reads every note, but it cannot answer every note. A message that names the item, the line and the document behind the change gets a faster reply. A message that asks for a general comment takes longer, and a message that asks the desk to publish something without a document will not be filed.
- 01Name the item and the line. A date or a URL is enough. The desk can find the rest.
- 02Attach or link the document. A filing, an order, a docket, a budget line or a named on the record interview.
- 03Say what changed. A correction needs the old wording and the new wording, so the desk can compare them.
- 04Leave a reply contact. The desk uses it only to answer the note and never publishes it.
The desk does not publish a direct email address or a phone number. The form keeps the note in one queue and gives the desk a record of when it arrived. That record is part of the register. The desk does not forward a note to a third party without the permission of the person who sent it, and it does not use a note for any purpose beyond answering it.
Intake
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The desk's intake
The form is the only intake channel. The desk does not publish a direct address or a phone number, and it does not take instructions by social message. A note that arrives through the form is logged with the time it arrived and the berth that read it, and that log is part of the register.
The desk reads corrections first. A correction needs the item, the line and the document behind the change. If the document is a public filing, a link is enough. If the document is not public, the desk will ask for a copy and will not publish the note until the copy is in hand. A correction that cannot be supported by a document is not a correction.
Interview requests are read in the order they arrive. The desk answers requests that name the item and the question. A request for a general comment takes longer, and a request that asks the desk to preview a story will not be answered. The desk does not share drafts with sources.
Source notes are read with the same care as corrections. The desk will confirm a note when it can, but it will not confirm a source to a third party. The note stays in the intake log, and the log stays with the register. The desk does not publish a note without the permission of the person who sent it.