The Daily Newcastle Newsroom

The Daily Newcastle is an independent news service for Newcastle, published every day. We combine AI assistance with human editorial oversight to deliver a reliable daily record of what is happening in the city, with every claim attributed and linked to its source.

AI-assisted journalism

Our articles are generated by AI from named, publicly available sources that we link in every piece. The AI synthesises facts from multiple sources rather than reproducing any single article. We do not use invented authors, fake personas, or fabricated biographies. Articles are bylined to the publication or desk, for example “The Daily Newcastle”, because no single person wrote them and we would rather be straight with you than dress the work up as something it is not.

Editorial oversight

A human publisher sets the editorial policy, decides the allow-list of sources the AI may draw on, and sets the guardrails the system runs under. Before anything publishes, each article passes an automated editorial screen. Anything that names a person or organisation in connection with crime, courts, allegations, misconduct, or insolvency is held back and cannot publish until a person has reviewed it. Lower-risk articles publish automatically once they pass the screen.

The publisher is accountable for everything we publish. Questions, corrections, and concerns can be raised through our contact page.

Sourcing and verification

Every AI article links the public sources it drew on, so you can check our work against the originals. We only draw from an allow-list of public sources, and we always link them so you can see where a fact came from. We never reproduce or rewrite a single source article. We synthesise facts from several sources and attribute them.

For how-to content, guides, and figures, we tell you plainly to confirm current numbers with the official sources we link, because rates, fees, dates, and rules change and the live source is always the authority.

Corrections

We correct errors quickly and transparently. When we fix a piece, we append a visible “Updated” or “Corrected” note to the article so the change is on the record rather than quietly edited away. If you spot something wrong, use our contact page and we will look at it.

Editorial standards

For a full explanation of our AI use, guardrails, bylines, and accountability, see our editorial standards page.

Founder story: built by locals, for locals

The Daily Newcastle was founded by Shane Anderson, a Novocastrian who grew up reading the local paper at the kitchen table and wanted that habit to survive the collapse of legacy local news. Built by locals, for locals, the masthead exists for one reason: Newcastle deserves a serious daily record that puts readers ahead of reach.

Shane started The Daily Network so that independent city mastheads could share editorial standards and technology without surrendering local control. Each city is locally focused, free to read, and accountable to the community it serves. If you want to talk to the founder, write to shane@dailynewcastle.com.au.

Contact the newsroom

News tips, corrections, and general enquiries: about and contact page.