Ethics and Trust
COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook
In late 2020, a group of reporters and editors from around the globe convened as part of the Online News Association’s Community Circles program. The journalists and editors...
Information Equity Database
Graphic Credit: Brian Mains, WCPO Channel 9 The #ONAinfoequity database provides resources for journalists to engage communities that are typically under- or misrepresented in...
Get Credit for the Ethics and Fairness Behind Your Election Coverage
- Lynn Walsh
Journalists have ethics? No way? As a journalist, you know how hard you work to be fair and ethical, but do your users? Probably not. Get tips on how you can discuss your ethics...
Tell your own story. You’re part of “the media” but don’t let that define you.
- Lynn Walsh
Trust in “the media” is low and in some cases, there may be good reason for that. But, you’re part of “the media” too, right? And you produce honest,...
Correct the Misunderstandings That Drive Some Attitudes About Journalism
- Lynn Walsh
Most non-journalists don’t know how journalists do their jobs. And why should they? We don’t do a great job of explaining it. Learn how you can correct misassumptions...
How to Fight Back When People Discredit Your Political Coverage
- Joy Mayer
In the partisan world we live in, you know you will likely receive criticisms and accusations about your political coverage. Are you ready to respond? The Trusting News team will...
What the Future: A Data-Driven Way Forward for Trust in News
How do we save the Truth? It’s a question that would have been unthinkable and should still be. New global research from the Trust Project and Ipsos examines current public...
Cover Your Assets: How Not to Get Hacked and Other Essential Security Tips
- Megan Stifel
- Runa Sandvik
- Ahana Datta
- Julian Hayda
With every new tool to help report the news, there may also come new vulnerabilities that foreign actors among others can leverage to sow distrust in journalists, the Internet,...
Sources, Sources Everywhere — But Who is Actually Reliable?
- Matthew Kaliara
- Blanca Torres
Sources are the backbone of any good news story, but finding a quotable expert or spokesperson isn’t always easy. While using Twitter, LinkedIn, public relations firms, and...