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Trust #13: Why journalists investigate

If you’re looking for information you can trust, I recommend you look for media that do investigative journalism. Some examples are below…

Dec 12, 2024

Trust #13: Why journalists investigate

Dec 12, 2024

Trust #7: Amid the flood of negative political ads, many islands of trustworthy news

Independent news providers risk online attacks and violence to serve their communities

Nov 4, 2024

Trust #7: Amid the flood of negative political ads, many islands of trustworthy news

Nov 4, 2024

Trust #6: Here’s what the public wants from news media

I’ve been writing about trust in the media for years. My particular interest has been on its economic value. People want information they…

Nov 3, 2024

Trust #6: Here’s what the public wants from news media

Nov 3, 2024

Trust #5: Spain’s media icon retires, blames ‘destructive polarization’ in society

What better model of Spanish eloquence and journalistic integrity could there be than Iñaki Gabilondo. For decades, he was the host of…

Oct 16, 2024

Trust #5: Spain’s media icon retires, blames ‘destructive polarization’ in society

Oct 16, 2024

Trust #4: ‘Infectious generosity’ might save humanity from itself

Many of you know that one of my favorite podcasts is Steve Levitt’s “People I (mostly) admire.” I was inspired by his recent interview with…

Oct 11, 2024

Trust #4: ‘Infectious generosity’ might save humanity from itself

Oct 11, 2024

Trust #3: This media startup helps us sort through disinformation, propaganda

I’m a non-paying subscriber to two newsletters from NewsGuard, whose slogan is “The Internet Trust Tool.” NewsGuard provides news…

Oct 9, 2024

Trust #3: This media startup helps us sort through disinformation, propaganda

Oct 9, 2024

Trust #2: Product ratings you can believe

Here are some tools that help consumers sort through misleading marketing noise

Sep 13, 2024

Trust #2: Product ratings you can believe

Sep 13, 2024

The password is ‘Trust’

This concept should guide your work — it will attract financial support

Sep 9, 2024

The password is ‘Trust’

Sep 9, 2024

Lessons from failed election coverage in 2016

Why Black journalists understood Trump’s appeal and the rest of us didn’t

Aug 24, 2024

Lessons from failed election coverage in 2016

Aug 24, 2024

What happened when Trump tried to silence the Washington Post

It’s a classic story of how the publisher and editor held firm despite bullying and threats from the White House

Aug 20, 2024

What happened when Trump tried to silence the Washington Post

Aug 20, 2024

James Breiner

James Breiner

Helping digital media entrepreneurs produce trustworthy journalism. English-Spanish. ICFJ, Poynter, DW Akademie, SembraMedia https://jamesbreiner.substack.com/

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