The Marbella Post is an automated, AI-assisted local newspaper. We believe readers should know exactly how our journalism is made, so this page explains it plainly.
How our articles are made
- Sources: we monitor official press releases (the town halls of Marbella, Estepona, Mijas and Fuengirola) and reports from local and regional media and news aggregators covering Marbella and the western Costa del Sol.
- Writing: each article is written by an AI language model (Claude, by Anthropic) in its own words, based only on the facts in the source. The source is always credited and linked at the end of the article. We do not copy text from other publications.
- Publication: articles are published automatically, in English and Spanish, without a human editor reviewing them beforehand. Our editor is notified of every article and can remove it at any time.
- Background notes: some articles include a short background box about the people or organisations involved, based on the source and on well-established public information.
Images
- Photos marked “Photo: Ayuntamiento de …” are official press photos published by the town hall.
- Images marked “AI illustration · The Marbella Post” are generated by artificial intelligence to illustrate the topic. They do not show the actual event, place or people in the story.
- Images marked “Illustrative photo: … / Pexels” are stock photos used for illustration only.
Social media
Selected articles are shared automatically on our Instagram and Facebook accounts (@themarbellapost), with captions and images generated by AI following the same rules.
Accuracy and corrections
AI can make mistakes. Our system only uses facts present in the source and is instructed never to invent names, quotes, numbers or details, but errors can still occur. If you spot an error, or if you are mentioned in an article and want something corrected or removed, please contact us through our social media channels (@themarbellapost on Instagram and Facebook). We review every request and correct or remove content promptly.
Independence
The Marbella Post is independent. Sponsored content, when we publish it, will always be clearly labelled.