Ethics & Advertising

Editorial Independence

Our reporting and our advertising are kept separate. Advertisers have no say in what we cover, no advance look at articles, and no way to change or remove a report. No story is written, edited, held back, or promoted because of an advertising relationship.

Contributors do not speak to the facts, people, or outcome of any one crash. They write about a type of crash in general terms, so what they write is never advice about a case.

Advertising and Contributors

Accident News carries paid attorney advertising. That advertising is our main source of funding, and we want readers to know where it appears.

What counts as advertising: attorney and law firm ad units with contact details, headshots, and calls to action, and the case evaluation forms that send your information to a specific attorney or firm. Accident News does not choose a lawyer for you. Each ad is placed and paid for by the firm named in it.

What does not: our reporting, data, and analysis, and work from our contributors, whether a whole article or a part of one. Contributors are not paid to promote anyone. Some are lawyers, but what they write is general information, not legal advice, and reading it does not make you anyone's client. Accident News is not a law firm. A contributor may not be licensed in the state where a crash happened.

How We're Funded

Accident News is funded by attorney advertising. When you submit a case evaluation form, your information goes to the attorney or firm connected to that form. No advertiser can pay for favorable coverage, a better position in an article, or any change to a report. What we cover is decided by newsworthiness, not by who advertises.

Editorial Accountability

Our team is responsible for the accuracy, fairness, and independence of everything we publish. If you believe something on the site crosses the lines described here, you can flag it through our correction and removal form, and we will review it against the reporting we cited.