Labeling and explaining types of content
Trust Tip 81: Help your audience consume polls responsibly
WCPO explains how political advertising works
Trust Tip 74: Explain why a story is being done and encourage audience participation
Guardian signposts older stories
SF Chronicle explain your process boxes, columns
Spokesman-Review explains newsroom processes, ‘fake news’
Globe and Mail adds explain your process boxes
Toronto Star explains news vs sponsored content
Colorado Sun uses credibility indicators to increase transparency
Toronto Star creates new labels for opinion content
NPR changes design for labeling opinion stories
Philadelphia Inquirer labeling opinion content
Corpus Christi Caller-Times uses editor’s note for transparency with opinion piece
Caller Times explains opinion vs. news content
Trust Tip 40: Explain where opinion content comes from
Trust Tip 39: Use plain English in your disclosure statements
Trust Tip 34: Explain your role as a watchdog
Trust Tip 28: Explain who writes an editorial (and who doesn’t)
Trust Tip 19: Use labels for investigations, fact-checks and feature stories
Today’s trust tip: Clearly label opinion content
Labeling Opinion Content on Facebook
Label Your Content: Entertainment Coverage
Trust Tips 4: Use Direct Language
Responding to User Criticism by Adding an Editor’s Note
Explaining news terms at the Virginian-Pilot
Hashtagging story types at The Virginian Pilot
Labeling fact-check stories at The Coloradoan
Newsy Trump coverage
Look for chances to tie individual coverage to your organization’s mission. In this case, Newsy didn’t just share a fact check. They used the words “fact check” to make sure the point came across, and they reinforced their core principles.