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Plus: Journalists perception of their own news orgs bias, what "impartial" actually means to audiences, and when the public might intervene in journalist harassment.

"The first and most voiced complaint from participants was that news coverage of people like them skewed toward negative stories or reflected them in a negative light."

Colombian Journalist Fellow Laura Dulce Romero wanted to know if solutions journalism could convince her not to quit journalism for good.

This report from our Trust in News Project looks at the reasons behind the gap in trust in news in general and news found on digital news platforms. 

"Obviously, I could be a little bit more into what’s going on and look myself...Knowing more about it doesn’t do anything about it, does it?"

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

Inspired by false claims about the election, four men indicted for the Jan. 6 insurrection find champions among right-wing conspiracy web personalities.

Fourth report from our Trust in News Project looks at the choices and challenges facing newsrooms seeking to build trust with various audiences

Researchers from our Trust in News Project discuss findings around trust in news and what can be done to strengthen it.

. Low levels of trust in news media have long been a cause for concern in many democracies, as the media can help to keep citizens informed, encourage political engagement, and serve as a watchdog for abuses of power. However, the first report of our Trust in News Project at the University of Oxford’s Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism shows that trust in news has been eroding all around the world. Democracies in the Global North – and particularly those where trust tended t...