Selecting a signal opens a panel with everything known about the event.
Who, when, and where
The companies named, the people named where they could be identified, the date the event happened, and the location. A location is marked as the event site, a facility, or headquarters (inferred) when only the company address was available. An inferred location is a reasonable guess about where the company sits, not a claim about where the event happened.
How firmly it is established
Two labels answer "how sure is this":
- Reporting status, from rumour and accusation through warning and announcement to occurring, and on to investigation, negotiation, or terminated
- Timing, which is past, ongoing, or predicted
Both feed the priority. A rumour of a plant closure never scores as high as a confirmed one, and a status only moves forward as better sources arrive.
How close it is to the company
Named directly, company-level, or in the area. A regional flood reaches a company because it operates there, not because anyone named it, and that is what in the area means.
Why this priority
Open Why this priority to see the six parts of the score:
| Part | What it measures |
|---|---|
| Severity | How damaging this event type is for this company, before evidence weighs in |
| Source trust | How reliable the best publication reporting it is |
| Corroboration | How many independent outlets reported it |
| Recency | How recently it happened; older events decay |
| Entity confidence | How certain we are the article means this company |
| Repeat penalty | Deducted when similar events keep recurring at this company |
Evidence and revisions
Every source is listed with a trust tier and a link to the original, so you can read what we read. A signal is revised as new sources arrive, and the revision list shows what changed and whether the change was material or a minor update.
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