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Explain your goals, process and integrity when covering mass shootings

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Aug 27

I'm sad every time I have cause to share this @trustingnews.bsky.social resource around covering mass shootings. trustingnews.org/explain-goal...

The news is tragic, and it’s unfolding in an all-too-familiar way. Innocent people have died. Society tries to make sense of the shooter’s motivation and mindset. People and organizations express outr...

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Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Jul 16

I'm so excited to have these live. Huge thanks to the team at @globalpress.bsky.social.

Trusting News @trustingnews.bsky.social · Jul 16

We’re excited to offer some of our most popular Trust Kits for journalists in Spanish, thanks to a partnership with @globalpress.bsky.social.

Check them out on our new resources page, where you’ll find other resources in Spanish. trustingnews.org/recursos-en-...

Training | Sunlight Research

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · May 21

Anyone's welcome at a free training I'm doing with @sunlightresearch.bsky.social on Friday. We'll talk about how to earn trust through transparent reporting practices. www.sunlightresearch.net/research-tra...

Join Sunlight Research Center for in-depth investigative reporting workshops designed to help journalists build their reporting skillsets.

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Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · May 19

I'm looking forward to my first @mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social gathering, and to this conversation.

Media Impact Funders @mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social · May 19

Can't wait for this conversation with @mayerjoy.bsky.social of @trustingnews.bsky.social, @lizkellynelson.com of Project C, Jai Smith of Lehigh Daily, & @christopherwink.bsky.social of Technical.ly on how news orgs can adapt to meet changing audience behaviors 🤳

How to Earn Audience Trust: A Conversation with Joy Mayer - Nieman Reports

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Patrick Garvin @patrickmgarvin.bsky.social · Apr 23

Great food for thought here from @mayerjoy.bsky.social of @trustingnews.bsky.social.

"What is preventing people from accessing what you’re doing, from understanding what you’re doing, and from finding what you’re doing credible?"

Nieman Reports @niemanreports.org · Apr 23

How to Earn Audience Trust: A Conversation with Joy Mayer

Despite increasing news avoidance, the founder of
@trustingnews.bsky.social says transparency, humility, and smart word choices can help newsrooms regain skeptical audiences.

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Despite increasing news avoidance, the founder of Trusting News says transparency, humility, and smart word choices can help newsrooms regain skeptical audiences.

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Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Apr 24

Thanks, Garvin!

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Mar 27

Our path forward with earning trust is to get really curious about that gap and explore with *humility* what we can do to shrink it.

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Mar 27

Thanks to @mbolden.bsky.social for moderating a fun discussion at #ISOJ25 today. My thesis: Journalists need to understand who feels neglected or misrepresented by their journalism AND who has trouble *hearing* their journalism because it seems to come from an unrelatable or unuseful place.

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: How journalists can get clear about their funding and ownership. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Mar 13

A lot of people assume money drives news decisions — that we chase clicks, squash news our owners/publishers don’t want us to publish, etc. If you have ever wondered how to respond to complaints like that, come to our @trustingnews.bsky.social webinar on March 20. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Trust is essential for journalists, but it’s also key to people’s willingness to pay for the news. If they think your news organization isn’t trustworthy, they’re unlikely to support it with their dol...

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Trusting News launches inaugural advisory committee

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Mar 6

I'm so lucky to work with this group of smart folks.

Trusting News @trustingnews.bsky.social · Mar 6

As we encourage newsrooms to do, we have our own advisory committee made up of the people we aim to serve. Welcome to these members! Thank you for your time and dedication. trustingnews.org/trusting-new...

Meet the 11 journalists who make up Trusting News' inaugural newsroom advisory committee

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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: The Dignity Index: Scoring political speech, making change. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Mar 5

If you're in NC, join us next week for the @nclocal.bsky.social news workshop. I'm leading a session for @trustingnews.bsky.social on trust in an era of news avoidance, and the program is PACKED with insightful folks. www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-nc-ne...

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Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Mar 4

How do we talk *to* and *about* people we disagree with? And how should journalists be thinking about that? I'm looking forward to lessons from this conversation. us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Join Hearken for a presentation and Q&A with Tami Pyfer of The Dignity Index, an initiative aimed at changing the way we think about and speak to others with whom we disagree. The Dignity Index is an ...

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Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Mar 3

This work might be tough, but it feels important.

Trusting News @trustingnews.bsky.social · Feb 27

📣 We’re looking for eight journalists eager to participate in a research study examining how LGBTQ+ topics influence disengagement from traditional media.

Find more details -- and the application -- here. trustingnews.org/apply-now-ge...

Apply now: Get $500 to interview disengaged community members

The deadline to apply is March 7

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Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Feb 25

Ha ha! Good times!

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Feb 25

Tomorrow, we'll be talking about who feels well-represented by our journalism and who doesn't. And how better conversations in the newsroom (across power dynamics!) could help us reflect and reach more people. Join us. bit.ly/dimensionstn

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Trusting News @trustingnews.bsky.social · Feb 24

🚨 Do feel comfortable speaking up, sharing your perspective and challenging assumptions in your newsroom? Too often, the risk isn't worth whatever benefit.

📢 Join @mayerjoy.bsky.social for this free training on fostering healthy dissent in your newsroom.

Register now. ⬇️
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Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Strengthen your coverage through honest newsroom conversation and dissent. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meetin...

Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Feb 24

How comfortable does your newsroom staff feel challenging each other's assumptions? How can your routines and conversations involve to invite more dissent — in service of more accurate, nuanced coverage? Join @trustingnews.bsky.social on Wednesday to talk about it. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Does your newsroom encourage staffers to speak their mind, share their perspective and challenge each other’s assumptions? Newsrooms say they value diversity in both views and lived experiences. But t...

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The Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now

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Covering Climate Now @coveringclimatenow.org · Feb 13

🥁 It's that time of year again... We know you've all been waiting for it... Submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards! 🎉

Entry submissions are OPEN for the 2025 Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards. This is the fifth year for our annual awards program, and every year we’re amazed by the quality and variety of work ent...

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Joy Mayer @mayerjoy.bsky.social · Feb 10

Thanks, Carrie!

Carrie Brown @brizzyc.bsky.social · Feb 7

Thanks to friends @trustingnews.bsky.social, we talked about your research and tips on building trust in news in community engagement class today and used some of your materials. 👍

Journalist'sToolbox.AI: AI mobile apps

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Mike Reilley @mikereilley.bsky.social · Feb 1

Some new #AI resources on Journalist's Toolbox AI™

- AI mobile apps: https://buff.ly/41Qfn4v

- AI agents: https://buff.ly/3Dz44nt

Look at journalism's future, not its past.

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