Information Press organizes its California-focused news coverage into subject areas addressing government, housing, transportation, business, finance, climate, healthcare, education, technology, and consumer affairs. This page explains how the publication presents editorial profiles, what those profiles represent, and who remains responsible for published material.
Our editorial team: Michael Bennett, Jasmine Brooks, and Ryan O'Connor are real members of the Information Press editorial team. Michael Bennett is Co-Founder, while Jasmine Brooks and Ryan O'Connor are Editors. Each focuses on a defined group of subjects. Their coverage responsibilities are described below.
Editors and Their Coverage
The three editorial team members below cover different subject areas. Their profiles provide readers with an overview of each person's work and a direct link to the corresponding author page. The same names and roles are used across the Editorial Team, author pages, and Masthead.
Michael Bennett: Government, Housing and Transportation
Author profile: Michael Bennett. Role: Co-Founder. Coverage: California government, housing policy, tenant rights, rent control, evictions, land-use decisions, transportation, and public infrastructure.
Short profile description: Michael Bennett covers California government, housing policy, tenant rights, and transportation, focusing on decisions that affect residents and local communities.
Editorial focus: Michael Bennett covers decisions made by California state and local government, including housing affordability, tenant protections, rental regulation, land-use policy, and government accountability. His coverage also addresses transportation and infrastructure when public investment, planning, or service changes affect residents. For proposed or enacted rules, the relevant jurisdiction and effective date matter. Public records, agency announcements, legislation, and attributable source material provide important context for these subjects.
Jasmine Brooks: Climate, Health and Education
Author profile: Jasmine Brooks. Role: Editor. Coverage: California wildfires, climate and environmental policy, public health, education, community resilience, and public safety.
Short profile description: Jasmine Brooks covers climate, public health, education, and environmental issues, with particular attention to California wildfires and community resilience.
Editorial focus: Jasmine Brooks covers California's climate, environment, health, education, and community resilience. Subjects include wildfire risks and recovery, water resources, environmental regulation, and public safety decisions. Health and healthcare reporting focuses on policy, access, research findings, and relevant public agency information. Education reporting considers schools, universities, funding, and issues affecting California families and students. Medical and safety claims require suitable authoritative sources and a clear account of uncertainty.
Ryan O'Connor: Business, Finance and Consumer Affairs
Author profile: Ryan O'Connor. Role: Editor. Coverage: California business, household finance, insurance, banking, inflation, consumer protection, technology, and economic trends.
Short profile description: Ryan O'Connor covers business, personal finance, consumer affairs, and technology, focusing on economic developments affecting households across California and the United States.
Editorial focus: Ryan O'Connor covers business developments and their effects on California consumers and households. Topics include employment, wages, prices, banking, insurance, tax and consumer rules, technology, and online services. Comparisons of products or services should distinguish documented costs and terms from promotional claims, while explaining limitations that matter to readers. Coverage of financial matters provides general information rather than personalized investment guidance.
Editorial Responsibility and Accurate Attribution
Bylines, Reporting, and Author Information
An article by a named author should accurately describe how the information was obtained. Claims of attendance at an event, an interview, original document review, eyewitness observation, or hands-on product testing must reflect actual reporting work. Where a story relies on public documents or another publication's reporting, the source should be attributed appropriately. Readers should be able to understand the basis of important claims.
Author biographies, work history, qualifications, photographs, and professional affiliations should be accurate. Information Press does not add educational credentials, previous employers, awards, or specialist qualifications that are not supported by the Editor's actual background. Coverage of a medical, legal, or financial subject does not by itself establish a professional license in that field.
Information Press is responsible for the publication and correction of its editorial content. Readers with questions about how a story was prepared, who authored it, or whether a factual statement needs correction can use the contact information below. Author attribution and publisher responsibility are complementary, not interchangeable.
AI Illustrations and Authenticity of Sources
Information Press permits AI only for selected visual illustrations. It does not use AI to write news articles, produce drafts, translate content, summarize sources, monitor sources, or create fake interviews. No AI-generated image may be used as misleading photographic evidence of an actual event.
Sources, quotations, and professional credentials must reflect real people and genuine evidence. Illustrative visuals must not be presented as documentary evidence of events that did not occur. Further details are available in the AI Use Policy.
Publication Review and Additional Expertise
How Articles Are Researched and Reviewed
Information Press's editorial standards cover research, source evaluation, verification of important claims, appropriate review of sensitive topics, and human approval of publication. Editors are responsible for preparing and reviewing their assigned work under those standards. A source quoted in an article does not thereby become a member of the editorial team, and a cited expert is responsible only for statements properly attributed to that person. Information Press remains responsible for the finished publication.
Government and housing stories should identify applicable laws, jurisdictions, and dates. Financial and insurance articles require appropriate treatment of fees, risks, and changing terms. Climate, public-health, education, and emergency articles should rely on sources suited to the importance of their claims. Attribution must distinguish official documents, third-party reporting, company statements, and original analysis.
When errors are verified, Information Press should correct them as promptly as reasonably possible. See our Editorial Policy, Fact-Checking Policy, and Corrections Policy.
External Experts, Sources, and Contributors
Researchers, experts, public institutions, organizations, and readers may send credible information for editorial consideration. The relevance and reliability of a contribution should be assessed independently; the submission of a document or expert comment does not create a professional affiliation, contract, partnership, or obligation to publish.
Material financial or organizational interests should be disclosed where relevant. We prefer named, on-the-record sources. Anonymous sources are considered only rarely under strict public-interest, identity-verification, and corroboration conditions. Information Press does not claim an established network of unnamed experts, investigators, or on-staff medical, legal, or financial specialists without supporting facts.
Accountability, Independence, and Reader Safety
Commercial Separation
Information Press uses Google AdSense for display advertising. Sponsored editorial articles, affiliate marketing, paid reviews, and purchased editorial ranking positions are not offered. Advertisers cannot purchase favorable coverage or influence corrections. Editorial decisions must reflect evidence and public relevance, regardless of commercial relationships.
Paid visibility does not determine editorial ranking position. Where a ranking or review is published, criteria, sources, and key limitations should be explained in accordance with our Rankings and Reviews Methodology.
Sensitive Topics and YMYL Information
Our coverage includes issues that may affect housing rights, healthcare, personal safety, taxes, insurance, and financial decisions. Relevant articles must be treated with additional caution and should not make unsupported guarantees or substitute general reporting for professional services.
Information Press does not provide personalized medical, legal, financial, tax, investment, mental health, or other professional advice. Readers should verify current official requirements and consult qualified professionals where their personal circumstances call for them.
Contact Information Press
For questions about an Editor, story ideas, source suggestions, or general editorial correspondence, email earthday@informationpress.net. To report a suspected factual error, write to corrections@informationpress.net with the article URL and relevant evidence.
Advertising inquiries go to advertising@informationpress.net. Partnership and media requests go to partnerships@informationpress.net. We cannot guarantee an individual reply or publication of submitted material. Information Press does not currently provide contact forms, public comments, member accounts, or a newsletter.