How EvenKeel News works
EvenKeel News exists to give reasonable people the news they need, written straight, without agenda. When a story has legitimate competing perspectives, we present both with equal rigour. When a story involves clear moral wrong, we call it what it is.
The three classifications
The story reports events where the facts are not materially disputed. We report the verified facts with full attribution. No editorialising.
Reasonable, informed people hold genuinely different positions. We present the strongest version of each major position, note where evidence weighs more heavily, and let the reader decide.
There is no legitimate opposing position. Violence against civilians, established corruption, documented fraud. We state what happened and why it is wrong. We do not equivocate.
How articles are made
Every article on EvenKeel is generated by AI, then reviewed by a human editor before publication. The AI reads from a set of editorial principles that govern tone, attribution, and classification. The human reviewer confirms or overrides the classification, checks facts, and ensures the article meets our standards.
We show the classification on every article. We list the sources. We tell you how many sources were used. We are transparent about our process because transparency is trust, and trust is the product.
What we do not do
We do not use loaded adjectives. We do not use passive voice to obscure responsibility. We do not create false balance by giving equal weight to fringe positions. We do not use clickbait headlines. We do not use AI-generated images. We do not run sponsored content in the news feed.
South Africa first
EvenKeel is built for South African readers. We use South African English spelling. We contextualise numbers in rands. We hold all political parties to the same standard: what did you promise, what did you deliver, what is the evidence.