{"id":6049,"date":"2022-08-03T17:58:40","date_gmt":"2022-08-03T17:58:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetrustproject.org\/?page_id=6049"},"modified":"2025-10-08T13:26:36","modified_gmt":"2025-10-08T17:26:36","slug":"trust-indicators","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thetrustproject.org\/trust-indicators\/","title":{"rendered":"Trust Indicators"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull tj-ti-hero\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel\">\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel--images\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel--image-container \">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel--image tj-ti-carousel--image__1\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel--image-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel--image tj-ti-carousel--image__3\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel--image-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel--image tj-ti-carousel--image__2\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-carousel--controls\">\n\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"tj-ti-carousel--btn\" data-indx=\"0\"><\/button>\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"tj-ti-carousel--btn\" data-indx=\"1\"><\/button>\n\t\t<button type=\"button\" class=\"tj-ti-carousel--btn\" data-indx=\"2\"><\/button>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group tj-ti-hero-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">Choose your news<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"text-transform:uppercase\">with confidence<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Learn the Trust Indicators<span style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top; margin-top: 5px\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top; margin-top: -10px\">\u00ae<\/span><\/span> and easily identify reliable, ethical journalism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">#8TrustIndicators<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"text-align:right; margin: 20px 0 -10px 0;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/thetrustproject.org\/support-ttp\"\n     target=\"_blank\"\n     style=\"background-color:#f6b445; color:#000; padding:12px 32px; border-radius:5px; text-decoration:none; font-weight:700; font-size:18px; display:inline-block; box-shadow:0px 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.25); transition: all 0.2s ease;\">\n    DONATE\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<style>\n@media screen and (max-width: 768px) {\n  div[style*=\"text-align:right\"] {\n    text-align: center !important;\n  }\n}\na[href*=\"support-ttp\"]:hover {\n  background-color: #e0a028 !important;\n  box-shadow:0px 3px 6px rgba(0,0,0,0.2);\n}\n<\/style>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:49px;font-style:normal;font-weight:700;text-transform:capitalize\">The 8 Trust Indicators<span style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 14px; vertical-align: top; margin-top: -10px\">\u00ae<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"font-size:17px\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/thetrustproject.org\/indicadores-de-confianza\/\" style=\"color:#c4aa8e !important; text-decoration:none !important; font-weight:700;\">\n    Los 8 Indicadores de Confianza\n    <span style=\"display:inline-block; font-size:14px; vertical-align:top; margin-top:-10px;\">\u00ae<\/span>\n  <\/a>\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:500\">Use these to know which news stories you can trust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"tj-ti-cards\">\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card tj-ti-card-1\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__order\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>1<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Best Practices<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--sub-header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>Do you know who&#8217;s behind the news?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>If a journalist&#8217;s organization has rules they must follow to make sure their reporting is independent, accurate and honest, then their news will be more trustworthy.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tj-ti-toggle-btn\">Questions To Ask<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-rule\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-open=\"0\" class=\"tj-ti-card--questions tj-ti-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Does the site use guidelines to protect honest and independent reporting?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>What is the site&#8217;s mission and priorities?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Who funds them?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card tj-ti-card-2\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__order\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>2<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Journalist Expertise<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--sub-header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>Who made this?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>We are rarely there to see events in the news for ourselves, so we rely on the journalist. They should follow strict standards for gathering solid evidence and multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tj-ti-toggle-btn\">Questions To Ask<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-rule\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-open=\"0\" class=\"tj-ti-card--questions tj-ti-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Are the journalist(s) credentials easily available?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Do they have a good professional reputation as a journalist?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Are they reporting on a topic or community they know well?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card tj-ti-card-3\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__order\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>3<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Labels<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--sub-header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>News? Opinion? Or what?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>It&#8217;s important to know whether your news is impartial or deliberately biased. Stories should be clearly labeled if they are designed to persuade us to agree. If it&#8217;s journalism, then it&#8217;s meant to help us develop our <em>own<\/em> opinions.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tj-ti-toggle-btn\">Questions To Ask<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-rule\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-open=\"0\" class=\"tj-ti-card--questions tj-ti-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Is the story impartial or does it have a clear opinion? <\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Is it highly partisan, sponsored or advertising something? <\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Is the purpose clearly shown?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card tj-ti-card-4\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__order\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>4<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>References<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--sub-header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>What&#8217;s their source?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>When a journalist is developing a news story, they may use information from eye witnesses, documents and other places \u2013 called <em>sources<\/em>. When a journalist shows their sources, we can check their reliability for ourselves. <\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tj-ti-toggle-btn\">Questions To Ask<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-rule\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-open=\"0\" class=\"tj-ti-card--questions tj-ti-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>For investigative, in-depth or controversial stories, does the journalist provide sources for each claim?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Do they give details so we can check the sources ourselves?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Do other sources back up what is being said?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card tj-ti-card-5\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__order\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>5<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Methods<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--sub-header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>How was it built?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>If we know why a journalist chose a particular story and how they reported it, it&#8217;s easier to interpret it. A journalist&#8217;s methods help us know how fast-moving, well-researched or impartial the story may be.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tj-ti-toggle-btn\">Questions To Ask<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-rule\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-open=\"0\" class=\"tj-ti-card--questions tj-ti-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>How much reporting was done?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>What methods were used?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Who else was involved in the process?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card tj-ti-card-6\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__order\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>6<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Locally Sourced<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--sub-header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>Do they know you? Your community?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>If a journalist knows and lives in the community, they can explain an event or issue more sensitively and accurately. If not, they can improve their reporting by going there and speaking to others who have local and community knowledge.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tj-ti-toggle-btn\">Questions To Ask<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-rule\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-open=\"0\" class=\"tj-ti-card--questions tj-ti-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Was the reporting done with deep knowledge about the local situation or community?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Was the journalist on the scene?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Did the journalist make an effort to listen to members of the community?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card tj-ti-card-7\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__order\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>7<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Diverse Voices<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--sub-header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>Who&#8217;s in the news? Who&#8217;s missing?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>If certain voices or experiences are missing from the news, we don&#8217;t get the full picture. Look for voices less commonly heard in society, often because of race, class, generation, gender, sexual orientation, ideology or the region they live in.<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t<button class=\"tj-ti-toggle-btn\">Questions To Ask<span>&nbsp;<\/span><\/button>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-rule\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div data-open=\"0\" class=\"tj-ti-card--questions tj-ti-toggle\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Does the newsroom commit to bringing in diverse perspectives?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Is there evidence that the journalist pays attention to diversity?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>Are many types of communities represented accurately and fully? Are some completely missing?<\/li>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card tj-ti-card-8\">\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__order\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>8<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--header__text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<h2>Actionable Feedback<\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text-container\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--sub-header\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>Does this news site listen to me?<\/p>\n\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"tj-ti-card--text\">\n\n\t\t\t\t<p>By inviting and listening to public feedback, journalists can make sure their work is accurate and complete. 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If a journalist&#8217;s organization has rules they must follow to make sure their reporting is independent, accurate and honest, then their news will be more trustworthy. Questions To Ask&nbsp; Does the site use guidelines to protect honest and independent reporting? What is the site&#8217;s mission and priorities? 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