Iran brief: what we can say today
The first Iran brief will show what is known, what is being reported, and what must stay clearly marked as unclear.
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The newsroom is being built before the noise.
Outside Brief is not publishing sensitive live stories yet. The first public work is the proof system, source floor and Iran desk format.
Source floor: what Outside Brief needs before it publishes
A simple source hierarchy for handling difficult news environments without pretending all sources are equal.
Why unclear is a useful word
The word unclear protects readers from false certainty and protects the site from overclaiming.