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Journalists, talk about the lens you bring to reporting
Journalists go to great lengths to eliminate any semblance of bias. This often entails taking...
Grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation will support Trusting News’ work on AI disclosures and ethics
The Trusting News team has received a $200,000 grant from the Patrick J. McGovern Foundation. The...
How an ecosystem approach to change in local news is benefitting news consumers in Oklahoma
Today’s local news landscape is complicated and messy, and a lot of words are being written about...
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Newsroom case studies
How an ecosystem approach to change in local news is benefitting news consumers in Oklahoma
Today’s local news landscape is complicated and messy, and a lot of words are being written about...
How trustworthy is your newsroom? Use this audit to find out
Most mission-driven journalists care a lot about being seen as a trusted, credible source of...
How newsrooms can use a checklist to avoid polarization in political coverage
Polarizing narratives in news coverage can lead to distrust and news avoidance. This is especially...
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Trust Tips newsletter
Journalists, talk about the lens you bring to reporting
Journalists go to great lengths to eliminate any semblance of bias. This often entails taking...
Act on on Reuters latest trust research in these 3 ways
New research from the annual Reuters Digital News Report highlights factors that influence...
Talk about your shrinking staff
Recent research released by Pew confirms that many people do not understand the financial crisis...
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Research
How journalists can better understand, confront news avoidance
As journalists, we’re providing a service we think of as a public good. We believe we’re offering...
What are the impacts of newsroom training to reimagine political coverage?Â
The past few years have seen a surge in newsroom cohorts and training programs to help upskill and...
How to create an FAQ about your reporting
There is a lot the public doesn’t know about how journalism works. That’s reasonable when you...
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Resources
Resource: News avoider interview guide
Trusting News is launching a new interview guide designed to help journalists better understand and reach news voiders in their community
How trustworthy is your newsroom? Use this audit to find out
We created a trust audit to help your newsroom assess and decide where you should be working to earn your community’s trust
How newsrooms can use a checklist to avoid polarization in political coverage
Some of these Advancing Democracy newsrooms used the checklist while covering the election and politics in late 2023. The journalists were asked to take notes on which stories they used the checklist for and answer questions about any changes they made related to sourcing, language (in the story and headline) and story framing.
