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About Since Then
Since Then follows developing stories over time. Catch up on what changed, see how it got here, and check the reporting behind each update.
Since Then used to be called Slantwise. The site, your account and everything you follow and saved are the same.
Stories and updates
A story is an ongoing matter followed over weeks or years, such as the US-Iran war and its ceasefire talks. An update is one development inside it, with every report we collected about it, such as Iran's nuclear proposal sent through Qatar. A story keeps every one of its updates in time order, newest first, in its full record.
What software does, and what an editor reviews
Software collects headlines and the short descriptions publishers put in their feeds from more than 1,200 sources, groups reports about the same development into an update, and suggests which updates belong to which story. We do not collect or read full articles.
An editor reviews which updates a published story holds. A later update that closely matches can join on its own and is reviewed afterwards. For some stories an editor also writes a short summary of where the story stands, picks a few developments that explain how it got here, and cites a report for every statement. Each summary shows the date it was reviewed, and says so when newer coverage has arrived since. Not every story has a reviewed summary, and not every update has been reviewed: anything labeled latest coverage or new coverage comes straight from the collected reporting.
What the record can and cannot tell you
Our collection begins in October 2021, so earlier events appear only where later reporting describes them. A count on this site is a count of what we collected, not of all news coverage, and how much was written about a development says nothing about whether it is true. When we compare outlets by political leaning, the ratings describe outlets, come from named independent raters, and are never a verdict on a single report. Outlets nobody has rated are shown as not rated.
Corrections
If a summary, a date or a grouping is wrong, write to support@sincethen.news. A corrected summary is republished with its new review date.
Who runs it and how it is funded
Since Then is independent. It is not owned by a media company, a political organization or an investor group. It is funded by readers: everything core is free, with no ads and no tracking-based advertising, and readers who want to keep it running can become a supporter. We do not accept funding from news organizations, political parties or ideological foundations.