Editorial standards
The pieces published in our editorial section are written by people, reviewed by people, and edited to a private-magazine standard. This page explains the policy.
Who writes
Every article carries a real byline. Our writers include former working independents (now writing about screening, scams, and discretion under stable bylines), hospitality and concierge professionals (writing about etiquette and travel), and external contributors with verifiable credentials.
Unsigned editorial-team posts go out under 'The Meetanescort Editorial Team' — those are pieces written collaboratively or pieces where a contributor preferred not to be named individually for privacy reasons. They are still reviewed to the same standard.
How pieces are reviewed
Every article goes through at least two passes before it's published. The first is editorial — a senior editor reviews tone, accuracy, and structure. The second is what we call a 'practitioner pass' — a working professional inside the industry reads the piece and flags anything that doesn't reflect actual practice. Pieces fail this pass occasionally, and they don't ship until they pass.
Our policy on AI
We do not publish AI-generated articles. Editors may use AI tools for research support (looking up references, summarising long source material, finding inconsistencies), but every word that ends up on the page is written or rewritten by a person with a name and an editorial responsibility for the work.
This policy is a deliberate choice. The subject matter — discretion, safety, privacy — has too much real-world consequence to delegate to a model that doesn't understand the stakes.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we correct it openly. Material corrections are noted at the foot of the article with the date and a brief description of what changed. Minor edits — typos, broken links, formatting — are made silently. Substantive changes never are.
If you've spotted something that needs correcting, write to editorial@meetanescort.com. We aim to review and respond within five business days.
Sources and links
Where an article makes a factual claim that depends on outside sources, we link or name them. We avoid linking to sites that monetise this audience aggressively (we won't drive traffic to scam-adjacent ads or affiliate networks). When we recommend a third-party service — like a screening platform — we have no financial relationship with it; we recommend it because our practitioner reviewers do.