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Trust Project Adds News Partners to Global News Network

October 23, 2020September 16, 2020 by thetrustproject

Trust Project’s reach expands to Spanish-speaking countries in Latin America

Sept. 16, 2020 (PACIFICA, CALIF.) – The Trust Project, a global non-profit dedicated to transparency, accuracy and diversity in news, today announced the addition of six news partners, expanding its network of more than 200 news outlets to Argentina and Peru.

The following news sites have implemented the Trust Project’s 8 Trust Indicators and earned the Trust Mark: El Comercio (Peru), The Highlands Current (US), inewsource (US), La Nación (Argentina), Pocket-lint (UK), and YES! Magazine (US). El Comercio and La Nación are the first news organizations to join the Trust Project in their respective countries.

Trust Project Becomes Independent Nonprofit with $2.25M in New Funding

October 23, 2020May 30, 2019 by thetrustproject

May 30, 2019 (PACIFICA, Calif.) – The Trust Project, a global effort to address misinformation and the crisis of trust in news, announced today that it is spinning off as an independent nonprofit organization with $2.25 million in total gifts from Craig Newmark Philanthropies, Facebook and the Democracy Fund. Incubated by Sally Lehrman at Santa Clara University’s Markkula Center for Applied Ethics, the Trust Project is now poised to expand the use of its Trust Indicators, the first journalism transparency standard that helps people easily assess the authority and integrity of news. The Trust Project will use its new funding …