In this program, newsrooms will work alongside Trusting News staff and a cohort of newsrooms to create an election FAQ

New Pluralists is a funder and field collaborative working to foster a culture of pluralism in America.

Trusting News Director Joy Mayer trains a group of Koch Fellows at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, on Feb. 7, 2024. Photo by Gil Asakawa.

The news is tragic, and it’s unfolding in an all-too-familiar way. Innocent people have died. Society tries to make sense of the shooter’s motivation and mindset. People and organizations express outrage and sympathy. Paths forward are offered as if they’re simple solutions. Actual change and progress feel incremental or nonexistent. And journalists try to document […]

Whose voices are missing in your newsroom? Would you like to have them involved in sharing the stories you tell about your community? If so, does your hiring process allow you to learn about the views and experiences that inform how job candidates approach their work?

What do journalists tend to have in common, and what about us is the same or different from the communities we serve? To put a finer point on it: Who are journalists as human beings, and how do our own experiences inform the news we produce? These questions are central to the work we’re doing […]

If your news organization is providing your audience with the solutions journalism they want, you should make sure they know that. Trusting News can help.