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News literacy

6am publishes plan for covering election

Published on November 11, 2020August 10, 2021 by Mollie Muchna

WITF box explaining late election results

Published on November 2, 2020August 10, 2021 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip #89: Prepare your audience for what to expect on Election Day (and beyond)

Published on October 14, 2020August 10, 2021 by Mollie Muchna

Tennessean fact-checks local TV station

Published on October 11, 2020August 10, 2021 by Mollie Muchna

Fulcrum Voter FAQ

Published on October 11, 2020August 10, 2021 by Mollie Muchna

FiveThirtyEight’s disclaimer about polls

Published on October 11, 2020August 10, 2021 by Mollie Muchna

CPR’s guide for covering 2020 elections

Published on October 11, 2020October 11, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

PEN tip sheet for discussing misinformation

Published on October 9, 2020August 10, 2021 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip #86: Provide support (not anxiety) during elections

Published on October 1, 2020October 1, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 81: Help your audience consume polls responsibly

Published on August 26, 2020September 12, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Wirecutter explains removing outdated information

Published on August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 78: Help your users be smarter news consumers

Published on August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 76: Take extra care when covering conspiracy theories (and tell your audience)

Published on July 22, 2020August 12, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 74: Explain why a story is being done and encourage audience participation

Published on July 7, 2020August 12, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

News 5 Cleveland explains why station doesn’t report scanner traffic

Published on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

News 5 Cleveland explains breaking news policy

Published on June 30, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

AJC explains approach to covering big story

Published on June 25, 2020June 25, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

WJXT4 explains reporting process, mission

Published on June 24, 2020June 24, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Philadelphia Inquirer explains newsroom processes

Published on June 20, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 68: Do not neglect basic but vital pandemic information

Published on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

WEWS combats misinformation about COVID-19 deaths

Published on May 25, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

ProPublica transparency around fair news

Published on May 25, 2020August 12, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tips 67: Demonstrate visual balance in political coverage

Published on May 19, 2020August 12, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Herald and Review newsroom handout

Published on May 19, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

WCPO cuts back use of mugshots

Published on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Philadelphia Inquirer shares tips for finding trustworthy news

Published on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

 

Trust Tip 65: Help your audience navigate the news

Published on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Spokesman-Review explains newsroom processes, ‘fake news’

Published on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

WJXT4 explains beach visuals during COVID-19 aren’t altered

Published on April 23, 2020April 23, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel explains visuals aren’t altered

Published on April 23, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

San Fransisco Chronicle uses explain your process boxes

Published on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Malheur Enterprise explains reporting process

Published on April 20, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Malheur Enterprise asks for community support

Published on April 20, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

 

Globe and Mail adds explain your process boxes

Published on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Caller-Times explains coverage

Published on April 13, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Toronto Star creates new labels for opinion content

Published on April 8, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

NPR’s developing story disclaimer

Published on April 8, 2020April 8, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Globe and Mail’s policy for anonymous sources

Published on April 8, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Globe and Mail shares Editorial Code of Conduct

Published on April 7, 2020April 7, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Bangor Daily News shares mission, goal for coronavius coverage

Published on March 23, 2020March 24, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Caller-Times shares mission, goals, process

Published on March 16, 2020March 16, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 50: Use research to persuade colleagues to invest in earning trust

Published on January 28, 2020January 28, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Burlington Free Press explains anonymous sources

Published on January 13, 2020January 13, 2020 by Mollie Muchna

Michigan Daily’s anonymous source policy

Published on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 by Mollie Muchna

Science News newsroom process

Published on December 5, 2019 by Mollie Muchna

Annenberg Media’s full disclosure series explains newsroom processes

Published on December 5, 2019December 5, 2019 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 39: Use plain English in your disclosure statements

Published on November 5, 2019 by Mollie Muchna

Trust Tip 34: Explain your role as a watchdog

Published on November 3, 2019 by Mollie Muchna

 

Trust Tip 23: Create an Ethics Landing Page

Published on July 12, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Today’s trust tip: Clearly label opinion content

Published on June 5, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Trust Tip 12: Get started with these three questions

Published on April 29, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Trust Tip 8: Explain how you cover suicide

Published on March 27, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Trust Tip 5: Show the breadth of your journalism

Published on March 5, 2019March 10, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Sharing Mission and Explaining Journalism with Tweets

Published on January 18, 2019March 27, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Using Facebook to Answer Questions About News Process

Published on January 17, 2019March 26, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Explaining News Vs. Opinion

Published on January 15, 2019March 5, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Explaining How Headlines are Written

Published on January 15, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Explaining FOIA to Build Credibility

Published on January 15, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Explaining Use of Anonymous Sources

Published on January 15, 2019January 15, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Explaining news terms at the Virginian-Pilot

Published on January 15, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

Defining story types at The Virginian-Pilot

Published on January 14, 2019March 27, 2019 by Lynn Walsh

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