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At Trusting News, we’re eager to see more than 350 editorials planned for today as part of an effort started by The Boston Globe to fight back against Trump’s “dirty war against the free press.” -
Journalists, we need to talk more about the “why” of what we do. What does the profession exist to do? Who do we serve? Why are we doing this story or covering this issue? -
As newsrooms have joined the Trusting News work, we’ve asked them to think about how they might introduce the work to their audiences and how those audiences might be invited to weigh in. -
More than 30 newsrooms are making an investment in discovering how best to demonstrate credibility and earn trust by coming on board the Trusting News project. -
Pairing illustration with news gathering is not a new idea. More than a century ago, the Illustrated London News hired artistic journalists, like its “Special War Artist” Melton Prior, to draw global events. -
Blake Nelson, a graduate student at the Missouri School of Journalism, uses the so-old-it’s-new-again journalistic tool of the comic strip to examine President Trump’s first 100 days. -
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. -
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? -
When it comes to social media strategy, it's not enough for journalists to "be where the audience is" anymore. -
A Plus is one of 16 news organizations spending the summer testing strategies for building trust on social media. These outlets are trying new kinds of posts or reframing the way they share stories.
Donald W. Reynolds