The 806 Wire

Our standards

How 806 Connect decides what to publish, how we show where it came from, and how we keep paid content separate from the news.

  1. Every story shows its source

    Most stories on The 806 Wire summarize reporting by other outlets. The outlet is named on the story and linked, so you can read the original. When 806 Connect does its own reporting, the story lists every source it used.

  2. Breaking means breaking

    The red Breaking label is for stories that are developing right now. Everything else in the ticker is labeled Latest.

  3. Paid content is labeled

    When a business pays to be shown, it is labeled Sponsored or Paid placement. Directory search does not rank businesses by what they pay, and the Best Of lists take no paid placement.

  4. How listings are ordered

    By default, on the directory's Explore, category, town and neighborhood pages, and in the homepage rails that show local businesses, the order is a fresh random mix on every visit, so the same few businesses never get the first spots. Choose Complete listings first, Top rated, A to Z or Newest to sort instead. Complete listings first puts listings an owner has claimed and that have hours, a photo and a description first (claiming is free), then ranks by a rating that weighs how many Google reviews a business has, so a perfect score from two reviews does not outrank a 4.8 from hundreds; ties go A to Z. No business can pay to rank higher on those pages or in directory search. Paid spots, like Featured on 806 Pro trade pages, are labeled.

  5. Where listing details come from

    Most listings start from publicly available business information. When a listing is missing hours, a photo or a description, we may add them from the business's own website. A description is in their own words, and a photo is credited to their website on the listing page. Owners can change hours and photos by claiming their listing, which is free, or ask for any change or removal by writing to contact@806connect.com. We take down any photo on request.

  6. Private people stay private

    We do not name private people from scanner traffic or social posts. When we share a neighbor's post on a Talk of the 806 card, their name is hidden.

  7. A tip is a lead, not a fact

    Until a tip is confirmed, we only say what a neighbor says, never that it happened.

  8. We fix mistakes in the open

    If we get something wrong, we correct it and note the correction on our corrections page. Tell us at contact@806connect.com.