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Three RJI Fellows are vying to present their ideas on improving journalism to South by Southwest audiences next spring in Austin, Texas. But first they must survive the panel selection process. -
As part of the Trusting News project, 28 partner newsrooms asked their audiences to tell them about their views on the credibility of news. -
It turns out, plenty of news consumers are eager to talk to journalists about trust. The 30 official newsroom partners in the Trusting News interview project have begun reaching out to their audiences, and the results have exceeded my expectations. -
Relationships take work. You don’t get intimacy without putting in some time. You don’t ask for favors without offering the equivalent yourself. You earn trust by being there consistently, and by listening. -
You wouldn’t leap into a conversation by asking a stranger to write you an editorial on respect for human life, or name friends who have trouble affording childcare. -
How do people decide what news is trustworthy? How can journalists influence what users consume and share on social media? And in the era of fake stories, when untruths often travel faster than the truth, what can credible journalists do to stand out? -
As we all work to establish journalism’s credibility and figure how to earn the trust of cynical news consumers, we’re looking for journalists willing to take a radical step: Invite individual members of your community to talk to you about what they trust. -
When it comes to social media strategy, it's not enough for journalists to "be where the audience is" anymore.
Donald W. Reynolds