Our Desks
ASTER bylines identify editorial desks. Desks are organizations with defined beats — never fictional individuals.
Why desks
Attributing work to a desk states honestly how the reporting was produced: collectively, under a defined editorial responsibility, with a named beat and a review chain.
It also prevents the invention of author personas, which ASTER prohibits.
Accountability
Each desk owns the accuracy of its coverage, the provenance record behind it, and any correction issued against it.