Sources and Transparency

1. How Media News is created, sourced and reviewed.

Media News is produced by Retriever Media Informatie B.V. The news items are concise, factual and independently prepared using identifiable primary sources. For each news item, we indicate the sources used and, where relevant, whether the factual information was verified by the organisation concerned.
Our aim is simple: every news item should be traceable to its original sources.

2. What you can expect from every news item

2.1 Origin

Every published news item identifies the primary source or sources on which it is based.

2.2 Responsibility

Retriever Media Informatie B.V. is editorially responsible for every published Media News item.

2.3 Process

We explain how every news item is created, reviewed and, where necessary, corrected.

3. How a news item is created

Every news item is based on one or more identifiable primary sources.
News items may be prepared with the support of automated tools. Every item is reviewed and approved by a Retriever editor before publication.
No news item is published without at least one identified primary source and editorial review.

4. Editorial independence

Retriever independently decides which news items to publish and how they are summarised.
Where appropriate, organisations may be invited to review a news item for factual accuracy before or after publication. Such a review is limited to identifying factual inaccuracies.
Editorial responsibility always remains with Retriever.

5. Understanding the review status

Some articles display a verification status, providing additional transparency by indicating whether the organisation concerned has reviewed the factual information or was invited to do so.

5.1 Reviewed by the organisation concerned

The organisation mentioned has checked the article for factual accuracy.
A review by the media organisation concerned is solely a factual check. It does not mean that the organisation wrote the article.

5.2 Review requested

Retriever has invited the organisation concerned to review the news item for factual accuracy.

5.3 No review status displayed

Some news items are based on primary sources for which verification by the organisation concerned would add little or no value. Examples include official decisions, information maintained directly by Retriever, or other sources that do not originate from a media organisation.
The absence of a review status should not be interpreted as a statement about reliability. Every published news item follows the same editorial process and always identifies its primary sources.

6. What a review by the organisation concerned is - and is not

A review by the organisation concerned is not an independent fact-check.
When an organisation reviews an article about its own announcement or publication, it assesses whether the article accurately reflects the cited sources. This review does not determine whether the information in the original sources is itself accurate or complete.
Its added value lies in an additional factual check by the organisation from which the original information originated. Retriever remains fully responsible for the editorial content and retains its editorial independence.

7. The sources

Each news item is based on one or more identifiable primary sources. Depending on the subject, these may include:

official press releases;
announcements published on the official website of the media organisation or another relevant organisation;
newsletters published by the organisation itself;
official LinkedIn posts published by media organisations or other relevant organisations;
publications or decisions issued by public authorities, regulators or courts;
information provided directly to Retriever by a media organisation or another relevant organisation;
information maintained in the Retriever media database.

Where a news item relies on information maintained in the Retriever media database or on Retriever's own editorial observations, this is explicitly identified in the source information.

Where available, source references include a stable reference (for example, Press Release 26/2026) so they remain meaningful even if a web link later changes or disappears. Where a stable public link is available, we provide a link to the original document.

8. Corrections

If a factual error is identified after publication, Retriever corrects it as soon as reasonably practicable.
Corrections are recorded on the article itself, together with the date of the correction and a description of what was changed.
Corrections are never made without informing readers.

9. Questions or corrections

If your organisation is mentioned in a Media News item and you believe it contains a factual inaccuracy, or if you would like to request a factual review, please contact us at news@retriever.nl.

Readers with questions about this page or about a specific news item are welcome to use the same address.

Last updated: July 2026