{"id":656,"date":"2026-08-22T03:36:35","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T03:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paperfoldsnews.com\/staging\/9696\/policies\/advertising-sponsorship-disclosure\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T03:36:35","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T03:36:35","slug":"advertising-sponsorship-disclosure","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/paperfoldsnews.com\/staging\/9696\/policies\/advertising-sponsorship-disclosure\/","title":{"rendered":"Advertising &#038; Sponsorship Disclosure"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<article class=\"pf-policy\" aria-labelledby=\"pf-policy-title\">\n\t\t<header class=\"pf-policy__header\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"pf-policy__eyebrow\">Paper Folds transparency<\/p>\n\t\t\t<h1 id=\"pf-policy-title\">Advertising &amp; Sponsorship Disclosure<\/h1>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"pf-policy__date\">Effective April 2026<\/p>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"pf-policy__intro\">Paper Folds News is supported in part by advertising. Readers deserve a clear boundary between the business side of our organization and our journalism.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/header>\n\t\t<div class=\"pf-policy__body\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>The Editorial\u2013Advertising Wall<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Advertising never influences editorial decisions. Advertisers do not receive favorable coverage, advance notice of stories, the ability to alter, delay, or stop reporting, or a say in how they are covered.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2>Labeling<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All paid placements are labeled. Sponsored and paid content is clearly distinguished from newsroom reporting. 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