Editorial Standards

How SoCal Flag Covers News

SoCal Flag publishes original summaries, explainers, previews, results, and resource pages for the flag football community. Our coverage focuses on Southern California — teams, leagues, tournaments, fields, high school and college programs, girls flag football, and the road to the LA28 Olympics — alongside national and international news that matters to local players, coaches, and families.

Source Attribution

Every article identifies the original source whenever available. We preserve source links so readers can review original reporting or listings directly. We do not republish full source articles.

• If the source has a publish date, it appears after the source name:
  Source: Colts.com · Jul 10, 2026
• If the source is an undated listing or page, we show the date SoCal Flag sourced it:
  Source: South OC Flag Football · Sourced Jul 16, 2026

Original Summaries and Copyright Safety

SoCal Flag writes original summaries, explainers, previews, results, and resource pages. Third-party articles are summarized and linked — not copied. Official rulebooks, PDFs, schedules, and listings are paraphrased or summarized unless quoting a short excerpt is necessary and attributed.

Original Reporting, Briefs, and Results

SoCal Flag publishes three types of content:

• Original Reports — reporting, analysis, or explainers written by SoCal Flag staff or contributors.
• News Briefs — curated summaries of third-party reporting, linked to their original source.
• Results — tournament brackets, standings, and game outcomes with source attribution.

We aim to make the format and source of each piece clear to readers.

Corrections and Updates

We may update articles when schedules, rosters, brackets, rules, or event details change. If you believe an article contains a factual error, send a correction request to info@socalflag.com with the article URL and the specific correction needed.

Images, Captions, and Rights

Every published news article should have a rights-safe image when possible. Images may be owned, licensed, permissioned, Creative Commons, public domain, Canva Pro designs exported for SoCal Flag, or AI-generated editorial illustrations.

• We do not reuse news images across articles unless intentionally approved.
• Visible captions are used only when they add reader value, not as filler.
• Image credit, rights status, source and license fields, alt text, and image metadata are stored when applicable.

AI-Generated Images and Representation

AI-generated images on SoCal Flag are editorial illustrations, reviewed before publication.

• Generated images should avoid real-person likenesses unless explicitly appropriate and approved.
• Youth sports images use fictional players, not identifiable minors.
• We do not use official team, league, or event logos in generated images unless approved or provided.
• Generated people images follow a standing diversity baseline across the site: varied race and ethnicity, skin tones, hair textures, body types, and gender presentation.
• Diversity is handled as a site-wide rotation standard — not inferred from article headlines, locations, teams, countries, or source names.

AI-Assisted Workflow

AI tools may assist with drafting, categorizing content, research support, and editorial image briefs. Human review is required before publication. Published content reflects SoCal Flag's editorial standards, not raw AI output.