The goal of mesowatch.com is to provide readers with relevant news and medical and legal information related to mesothelioma, asbestos, and related topics. To uphold this mission, the mesowatch.com editorial team adheres to the following editorial guidelines. These were written using similar guidelines published by established and reputable media organizations.
All mesowatch.com information is provided to users free of charge. Any user can contact mesowatch.com either through an online form or phone call and the team will connect them with the appropriate person.
Use of Mesowatch.com
No member of the mesowatch.com team is a legal or medical professional, though we do consult professionals as part of our fact-checking and review processes (more on this below).
While the staff of mesowatch.com aims to provide users with well-researched and relevant information, this site is not intended to be a substitute for proper medical care or legal advice. Please speak with a medical or legal professional before determining a course of action for you or a loved one. As stated above, mesowatch.com can help put users in contact with appropriate professionals.
Mesowatch.com Audience
Content on mesowatch.com is relevant for a wide audience, including, but not limited to:
- People diagnosed with mesothelioma are looking for resources to understand their condition and available medical options.
- People diagnosed with mesothelioma are looking for legal options for seeking compensation for treatment.
- People who have loved ones diagnosed with mesothelioma and are looking for additional information on the condition.
- People who want to stay updated on the latest legal and medical news related to mesothelioma and other asbestos-related conditions.
Process for Gathering, Writing, and Editing Content
All ideas for mesowatch.com content are generated by the leadership team, editor, and writers. Content ideas are chosen based on a variety of factors and include:
- Breaking legal and medical news related to mesothelioma, including legal cases and settlements, and medical studies.
- Educational health-related information on mesothelioma and related topics.
- Information that educates users on the medical and legal resources available to them related to mesothelioma and related topics.
Once the topic is selected, the writers will create an article using only credible sources, which include but are not limited to:
- Government sites
- Legal organizations and practices
- Reputable news outlets
- Peer-Reviewed Medical journals
- Reputable medical organizations
- Nonprofit organizations
- Other sources that are deemed high-quality and reputable by the editorial staff and appropriate legal and medical professionals.
All content is submitted to necessary legal and medical professionals for fact-checking and the correct use of legal and medical language. Finally, the article is then submitted to the mesowatch.com editor for a review of content style, flow, and adherence to the mesowatch.com style guide.
Links included in content direct to high-quality sources, including, but not limited to the list stated above.
Engagement and Tone
While the editorial team ensures all content is informative and authoritative, the team also aims to make content easy to understand and follows the mesowatch.com style guide. All content intends to deliver information in a professional yet caring and reassuring voice. Apart from necessary medical and legal concepts, all mesowatch.com content uses simple, straightforward language.
The editorial team also aims to include visual elements (e.g. photos, infographics) as necessary to complement the content topic and for easy sharing on social media. Users are welcome to share content, though credit should be given to mesowatch.com. Users are also welcome to contact the mesowatch.com team for feedback, suggestions, and questions. The team will reach out as quickly as possible.
Meta Data
All content on mesowatch.com includes criteria for search engine optimization. These include:
- A meta title that best describes the page for search engines. This meta title description is typically different from the main content title.
- A meta description, is displayed on the search engine results page and describes the content found on the page.
- Alt text that accurately describes images included in the content.
Mesowatch.com Best Practices
Editorial Integrity
All content on mesowatch.com is a blog post, feature, interview, or news article. All content is clearly labeled content so users can understand the differences among the content they’re consuming on mesowatch.com. Writers are identified at the top of the page.
If mesowatch.com partners with a company or organization for content, this will be clearly disclosed in the published version. If anyone at Mesowatch.com has a personal interest or relationship with any organizations or persons mentioned in published content, this will be clearly disclosed in the published version.
Journalistic Integrity
All writing on mesowatch.com upholds journalistic principles, including, but not limited, to:
- All information collected from another source is credited to that source.
- All direct quotes are not altered except to correct grammar, dialect, or slang, and are credited to the original source.
- All authors of published content are credited at the top of the published page.
- All images are unaltered and properly credited.
Fact-Checking Process
Our fact-checking process starts with reviewing content sources to ensure they are high quality. Next, we cross-check the information in these articles with legal, medical, and scientific reports and/or credible news organizations. Finally, all content is reviewed by appropriate legal and medical professionals to ensure accuracy and proper representation.
Legally Reviewed Content on mesowatch.com
mesowatch.com partners with legal professionals, including attorneys and []s, who specialize in the topics covered in the content published. These professionals will review content to ensure the accuracy of medical content.
Any medical professional who has reviewed published content will be identified at the bottom of the page.
Medically Reviewed Content on mesowatch.com
mesowatch.com teams up with medical professionals, including those who specialize in the topics covered in the content published. These professionals will review content to ensure the accuracy of medical content.
Any legal professional who has reviewed published content will be identified at the bottom of the page.
Accountability & Corrections
Mesowatch.com understands it has an ethical responsibility to correct all ambiguities, factual errors, and misrepresentations. If mesowatch.com identifies any such errors, it will correct them as necessary and leave a comment at the bottom of the article to let readers know what was corrected. Anyone who thinks they’ve found a possible inaccuracy can contact [].
Linking to Mesowatch.com
Users are free to link to mesowatch.com as long as they meet the following criteria:
- The site adding the link is of high quality.
- The site adding the link is of high authority.
- The site adding the link shares the same goals as mesowatch.com
Social Media
All members of the writing and editorial team are free to associate themselves with mesowatch.com when posting on their social media. However, they must identify posts as their own and separate themselves from mesowatch.com. Team members are prohibited from posting content related to the financial, legal, and operations of mesowatch.com.
Nondiscrimination Statement
mesowatch.com does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, gender, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status.
Accessibility
mesowatch.com aims to ensure all content is accessible to all users. We are in the process of ensuring mesowatch.com follows the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and will be using the Accessible Rich Internet Applications (ARIA) specification.
