The The Daily Bendigo Newsroom
How we produce local journalism for Bendigo: AI-assisted reporting, editorial oversight, sourcing standards and the people behind the publication.
What we do
The Daily Bendigo is an independent local news service for Bendigo. We publish daily briefings, in-depth articles and practical guides covering local government, business, community life, property, sport and the institutions that shape the city. Our goal is to give Bendigo residents a reliable, daily record of what is happening, with every claim attributed and linked to its source.
AI-assisted journalism
Our articles are generated by AI from named, publicly available sources that we link in every piece. The AI does not invent facts or fabricate quotes. It synthesises information from verified sources and attributes every claim. For a full explanation of how we use AI, what is automated and where the human sits, see our editorial standards page.
Editorial oversight
Before anything publishes, each article passes an automated editorial screen. Anything that names a person or organisation in connection with crime, courts, allegations, misconduct or insolvency is held back and cannot publish until a person has reviewed it. Lower-risk articles publish automatically once they pass the screen. The publisher is accountable for everything that appears on the site.
Sourcing and verification
Every article links the public sources it drew on, so you can check our work against the originals. We only draw from an allow-list of public sources. We never reproduce or rewrite a single source article. We synthesise facts from several sources and attribute them. We exclude sensitive categories from AI synthesis, including crime and allegations against named individuals in court matters.
Corrections and accountability
We correct errors quickly and transparently. When we fix a piece, we append a visible “Updated” or “Corrected” note to the article so the change is on the record rather than quietly edited away. If you spot something wrong, please tell us via our contact page and we will look at it.
Bylines and authorship
Automated pieces are bylined to the publication or desk, for example “The Daily Bendigo”, never to an invented human author. We do not use fake personas, AI-generated author photos or fabricated bios. If a name is not on a story, that is because no single person wrote it, and we would rather be straight with you than dress the work up as something it is not.
Ownership and contact
The Daily Bendigo is part of the Daily Network, a group of independent city news services across Australia. The network is owned and operated by SP Experts Pty Ltd, based in Canberra, ACT. For general enquiries, corrections and news tips, please use our contact page or visit our about page.