Wednesday, July 18, 2007

newstrust.net Can a service like this help people gauge the credibility of online news?

Credibility is a key concern in online media, especially to average net users trying to figure out which information they can trust. Yesterday the Sunlight Foundation announced a $10,000 grant to NewsTrust -- an intriguing online news rating service intended to help people identify quality journalism.

According to Sunlight's announcement, NewsTrust's site and feed "feature the best and the worst news of the day, picked from hundreds of alternative and mainstream news sources. Sunlight’s grant will provide an opportunity for a specific look at the U.S. Congress. Specifically, throughout the coming year, NewsTrust will search for quality journalism about our elected representatives, with a focus on accountability, corruption and transparency in Congress."

...That certainly seems to tie in nicely with Sunlight's cool projects, OpenCongress and Congresspedia.

What do you think of NewsTrust? Might a service like this really help people make decisions about credibility, especially when today's choices extend far beyond traditional news organizations? Please comment below.

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