Editorial standards
How the desk works
The house stylebook · last updated 1 August 2026
The Back Page publishes analysis of the day's biggest sports stories. This page sets out the rules every article is written under — where the facts come from, how AI is used, and what happens when we get something wrong.
Sourcing
Every article starts from the day's reporting by established outlets — BBC Sport, ESPN, Sky Sports, The Guardian and others. We only cover stories running across multiple outlets, and every specific claim is attributed to the outlet that reported it. The sources used for each piece are listed at the bottom of the article.
How AI is used
Articles are drafted by an AI writing system built and operated by the site's owner, working only from the cited reporting: it selects the day's most substantial story, synthesises what multiple outlets have said, and writes one focused column with the sources attached. This is disclosed here and on the about page rather than hidden — read each column the way you'd read any columnist: as a first take, with the source links right there to check against.
Corrections
When an article contains a factual error, we fix it. Corrections reported by readers are checked against the cited sources and applied to the article directly. To report one, email abdelhaybouramdane@gmail.com or use the contact page with the article link and the specifics.
Independence & advertising
The Back Page is independent: no team, league, bookmaker, or brand has any say in what gets covered or how. The site is supported by advertising (Google AdSense); advertisers have no influence on editorial output and no advance sight of it. How advertising cookies work is covered in the privacy policy.
Never in this paper
- Invented quotes
- Made-up statistics
- Mystery scorelines
- Speculation printed as fact
If the wires haven't reported it, it doesn't appear here as fact.
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