Editorial audit: issues checklist

Feb 6, 2026

Audit of the draft articles against accuracy, attribution, chronology, and other editorial checks.

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Spelling: [] Clarity: [] Chronology: [] Framing: [] Misinformation: [] Misidentification: [{"type":"name_inconsistency","description":"Transcript contains inconsistent spellings for several personal names (e.g., Ortman/Orman; Deveny/Deveney; Pipomska/Pipponskaya). Articles use the spellings that first appear or that are explicitly stated by the speaker, and flag uncertainty for follow‑up.","severity":"medium"}] Out_of_context: [] Quantitative precision: [{"type":"approximation_flag","description":"Distances and counts (e.g., ~500 feet to CMU, 200 feet to Fincher Elementary; 14 rental properties within 300 feet; petition 225 signatures) are reported as stated by staff; where exactness is not provided articles use 'approximately' or 'not specified' as appropriate.","severity":"low"}] Process clarity: [] Context clarity: [] Agency clarity: [] Question emphasis: [] Omission: [] Bias: [] Duplicate: [] Attribution Lock: [{"type":"partial_attribution","description":"Multiple commissioners spoke but the transcript does not consistently map speaker labels to full commissioner names for all roll‑call responses; articles attribute quotes only to speakers explicitly named in the transcript (Pavie Daiko, Sash Koyanev, Margin Oatesdine, Commissioner Deveny); other commissioners are referenced by role only.","severity":"medium"}]

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