I've worked at a newspaper, published a magazine, and spent my career believing that words matter.
The lede misrepresented your position. It's an error, and we own it.
What we should have made clearer from the start: you have full editorial rights over your profile. You can shape the story, correct it, or have it removed entirely. That option is being added to every profile this week.
Millions of people live interesting lives. Most of them will never be written about. Not because their stories don't matter - but because traditional media never had the capacity to tell them.
Not just what people do, but who they are.We use AI to do that at a scale no newsroom could. The measure we hold ourselves to is simple: the quality of the story.
We didn't meet that bar with you. We'd like to.
We have removed your profile.
If you would like to shape your story, we're ready when you are.