Truth and Trust

Opinion | They never taught me a thing about interviewing in journalism school

The press is increasingly scrutinized, with allegations of inaccuracy a top complaint. Skilled interviewing is more invaluable than ever.

June 17, 2024

What is fair reporting? You be the judge

Newsweek launched a Fairness Meter for its stories in 2023 in an effort to restore trust in the relationship between the public and the news media.

February 16, 2024

Trust in media is low worldwide. Are media outlets reaching out to the wrong people?

There are countless efforts to increase trust in news. Few have reached beyond existing readers and likely subscribers to the truly skeptical.

January 5, 2022

The coalition for factual information and informed public discourse is stronger than ever

This Friday, on April 2, fact-checkers celebrate the fifth International Fact-Checking Day in the middle of a pandemic and corresponding infodemic

April 1, 2021

Biden’s speech elevated the dangers of disinformation with references to ‘truth’ ‘facts’ and ‘lies’

President Joe Biden used the words “truth,” “facts” and “lies” nine times in his inaugural…

January 20, 2021

Harrison Mantas

In Oklahoma, PolitiFact used campaign strategy to appeal to new readers. Will it work?

TULSA, Oklahoma — The first question was about Bigfoot. “If a U.S. senator said that…

October 2, 2017

Crime coverage in Chicago may be too good

Chicago is widely known as “Chiraq” or the “murder capital” even though its murder rate…

September 5, 2014