Editorial Standards
LOOP Nashville is an independent publication covering Nashville's Music City Loop through original reporting, public-record research, project updates, maps, explainers and analysis.
Original reporting and sourcing
We prioritize primary public records, official documents, direct company and agency statements, and on-the-record confirmations. When secondary reporting contributes material information, the originating publisher is identified and credited. Every published story is intended to add independent verification, context, analysis, organization or reporting. LOOP Nashville does not present copied, scraped or lightly rewritten material as original reporting.
News, analysis and opinion
News coverage tells readers what happened, why it matters, how we know and what remains uncertain. Analysis draws conclusions from identified facts and sources. Opinion, advocacy and hypothetical concepts are clearly labeled and kept separate from the active News report.
Historical archive
Some pages published during the site's early development are preserved for historical continuity. Archived pages are visibly labeled, excluded from the current News report and omitted from search indexing and the site's XML sitemap. They should not be read as current reporting.
Corrections and updates
Material factual corrections are disclosed on the article. When later information changes an older story, LOOP Nashville adds a visible updated date or editor's note rather than making the original report appear to have known facts that emerged later.
Images and illustrations
Documentary photographs and official renderings carry source information when available. Images created by LOOP Nashville are labeled as illustrations. Hypothetical route or station artwork is identified as conceptual and not an official project design.
Independence
LOOP Nashville is not affiliated with The Boring Company or the Music City Loop project. Questions, corrections and source material may be sent to scoop@loopnashville.com.
