Editorial values
What HeadlinesForge stands for.
We build for editors. That means we build for transparency, for sourcing, and for the craft, not for the dashboard.
A partner for the desk, built with editors, for editors.
01
Source transparency
Every claim cites a source. Every source is visible to the editor before publication.
02
Multi-source fact-checking
A claim isn’t a fact until it’s cross-checked. Single-source claims are flagged, not silently kept.
03
Originality
Drafts are written, not paraphrased. Every output is checked against the open web before hand-off.
04
AI-detection with guidance
When a passage reads as AI-generated upstream, we flag it for the editor with a rewrite hint, not a delete.
05
Compliance
Built for newsrooms in regulated markets: audit trails, data residency, and a clear lawful basis for every signal.
06
Editor-led
The editor sees everything. Approves everything. Signs off on everything. Always.
A newsroom built to last, keeping the judgment, voice, and trust that make it yours.
Sized for a regional desk, so local voices keep their place.
The founder’s story
Why we built HeadlinesForge.
Built by editors, for editors, to defend the craft.
A short note from the founder on what changed in the newsroom, how AI summaries are reshaping discovery, and what we owe readers next.
From the desk
Editors who use it, on the record.
“It does the legwork I no longer have hours for, and it shows me its working so I can trust it.”
Mara Lindqvist, The Northern Daily, Managing editor
“The flags are the killer feature. I see exactly what to read first, what to rewrite, and what to cut.”
Daniel O’Connor, Civic Wire, Senior editor
“We replaced three different tools and our desk is faster without losing the voice readers know us for.”
Priya Anand, Riverbend Review, Editor-in-chief