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Journalism Trust Initiative

The Journalism Trust Initiative aims at a healthier information space.

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While mistrust is growing towards media and journalists, journalistic content is in direct competition on platforms with any other type of content, it was urgent to find structural solutions to restore trust and create favorable conditions for it to recover. **This is what the Journalism Trust Initiative proposes with the implementation of an international mechanism rewarding ethical journalistic practices.** Designed as an ISO standard, the Journalism Trust Initiative, initiated by Reporters without borders (RSF), has been developed by a panel of 130 international experts under the aegis of the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) and published as Workshop Agreement CWA 17493 **to reward trustworthy journalism and compliance with professional norms.**

Evidence of this project's impact

More than 850 media outlets in 80 countries are involved in the Journalism Trust Initiative mechanism. (Source)

Project type
Project
Language(s)
English
Added
2022-05-31
Last modified
2026-07-12T16:44:23.000Z

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Metrics of success
More than 850 media outlets in 80 countries are involved in the Journalism Trust Initiative mechanism.
Geographic focus
Global
Source
[Database of Informational Interventions](https://counteringdisinformation.org/interventions)

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