Prepare a publication

What to decide before publishing.

Before publishing a text, you need to know where the information came from, who checked it and which version was approved. This guide explains what to gather to make that decision.

Editorial collage: people, ideas and documents connected.

01

State what will be published

State the format, version and publication objective. A public page, letter and internal note have different contexts of use.

02

State who checks and who decides

Identify who checks facts, who approves content and who decides on distribution. Agreement in principle on a campaign does not approve all its formats.

03

Check the distribution context

Record the intended date, practical information and disclosures to check. For a political or electoral campaign, have the nature of the message and the rules applying to the election reviewed before publication.

04

Prepare what follows

Keep a copy of the transmitted version, correction reasons and information needed for reporting. Do not confuse an export with confirmed sending.

A readable dossier does not decide for the team. It lets the team decide with the relevant context.

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