Editorial values and source use
How VisibleWeb handles news, summaries and outside sources.
This page explains the rules we try to follow when a route includes feeds, summaries, official links, channel links or learning pages. It helps visitors understand what VisibleWeb adds and when the original source still matters most.
Our basic editorial values
Clarity
We write plain introductions before a visitor reaches the outside source.
Context
We try to explain why a topic matters, not only repeat a headline.
Direction
We tell the visitor what to do next: read, listen, play, open the source or come back later.
When we use outside sources
What the source is for
Outside sources can provide the newest reporting, official rules, public warnings, scientific updates or the original video. VisibleWeb acts as the calmer layer around that. We do not claim to replace the original source for laws, emergency instructions, formal warnings or exact dates.
Newsroom feeds
Useful for daily awareness and world developments.
Official institutions
Useful for exact public information, health guidance and government updates.
Project links
Useful when a visitor wants to continue to the space site, galaxy game or YouTube channel.
What VisibleWeb adds
Our own contribution on top
- Plain-language introductions.
- Source notes and role explanations.
- A calmer page structure with fixed headings.
- Image guidance and read aloud tools where available.
- Audience fit: who the page may help and why.
What we write ourselves on route pages
VisibleWeb is not only a collection layer
Route introductions
Each major route explains what it is and why a visitor might use it.
Audience explanation
We say how a page may help people with lower vision, overload, low literacy or shared family use.
Practical next steps
We add guidance about when to stay on VisibleWeb and when to continue to the source.
How to read our news page
Three simple rules for visitors
1Read the calm summary first
That gives you the topic, likely importance and a gentler starting point.
2Use the source note
Check whether the story comes from a newsroom or an official institution.
3Open the source when details matter
For exact rules, forms, warnings or legal details, go to the original source.
Why this page matters
VisibleWeb tries to add original value through calmer understanding
Our goal is not to be a scraped copy of the web. Our goal is to add original value through explanation, structure, doelgroep support, calmer design and guided next steps. That is why the site now includes mission pages, help pages, family routes, educational space pages, game guidance, listening pages, FAQ support and learning paths next to the live content.
To see this in action, open news, how we help or the FAQ.