Today, two public media news organizations, a global digital magazine and an enterprising nonprofit newsroom deploy the 8 Trust Indicators® to demonstrate the value of their journalism. After months of training and integration of the proven Trust Project® standard on air and online, they deepen their own integrity and enable the public to easily recognize news worth attention and trust.
We’re also pleased to announce two new board members and renewed funding from Craig Newmark Philanthropies.
The Midwest Newsroom, an investigative and enterprise public radio journalism collaboration, and Rocky Mountain PBS, Colorado’s only statewide television network, are the first U.S. public media to become Trust Project news partners, providing all 8 Trust Indicators online and on air.
We worked extensively with Newsweek, the 92-year-old, global news magazine, to incorporate substantial upgrades and meet the Trust Indicator standard.
The Maine Monitor, a highly regarded digital native providing in-depth and investigative news, also enthusiastically embraced more transparency and accountability.
We help our news partners build integrity into every aspect of their journalism: newsgathering; news presentation online, in audio and video; and even in their business operations. Le Courrier de la Nouvelle Écosse, serving the minority French-speaking public in Canada, now has gone live with two Trust Indicators so far: Best Practices and Journalist Expertise.
We also welcome new board members Claes de Vreese, Distinguished University Professor of AI & Society at the University of Amsterdam and co-director of the AI, Media & Democracy Lab, and Anya Schiffrin, director of the Technology, Media, and Communications specialization at Columbia University’s School of International and Public Affairs.
“We look forward to the deep expertise in technology, research, global media and democracy they bring to our mission to ensure people can access trustworthy news and participate fully in democratic society,” said Lee Hill, Trust Project board member and Executive Editor of GBH News.
We thank all our news partners, funders and supporters for the commitment to democracy and the trustworthy news that enables people to fully participate in it.