Ethics & Trust

Get ready for your first newsroom job by covering the basics of newsgathering, interviewing, media law, ethics and diversity

Be part of the conversation to set the highest journalism standards for reporting election results and voter turnout in the 2020 election.

Learn three decision-making tools to find the most precise words to ensure that all subjects and sources are described with dignity.

This course gives journalists and journalism organizations a toolkit to navigate the ethical dilemmas inherent in newsgathering, reporting and publishing and an ethical decision-making process that yo

Learn a framework for your evaluating your editorial promise to readers

Doris Truong and Steve Bien-Aimé discuss how to prioritize diversity in your newsroom, even during a pandemic.

Join Cheryl Carpenter for tips on how to work with your team during this turbulent time.

Kelly McBride explores ethical challenges newsrooms face during the pandemic.

PolitiFact journalists explain the nuts and bolts of impeachment, lessons to be drawn from past history, and the current political dynamics journalists and citizens need to know.

Empower your journalism organization to demonstrate credibility and earn trust with this series of five webinars led by Trusting News founder and director, Joy Mayer.

This $29.95 course is available free of charge thanks to the generous support of the Harnisch Foundation.

In this course, you’ll examine your own assumptions about race and ethnicity.

Gain credibility in social media platforms.

Build trust instead of distrust.

Earning consumers' trust in journalism.

Learn to identify credible news resources and evaluate information you find on the Internet and elsewhere.

Learn guidelines and standards for fair and accurate reporting on American Muslims

Reporting hate and extremism.

Build or refine your process for making ethical decisions — before you're faced with a tough call on deadline.