Regaining reader trust: Philip Eil says don’t assume people understand journalism, explain it. Five steps to regain trust.
“One of the many lessons of the Trump era is that press freedom and audience trust aren’t limitless natural resources,” he writes.
Robots can write, but are they ethical?
Paul Chadwick writes about how artificial intelligence could damage public trust in journalism.
“For the time being, (ethics) codes could simply require that when AI is used the journalists turn their minds to whether the process overall has been compatible with fundamental human values,” he writes.
A Poynter survey found nearly half of Americans believe the press invents negative stories about President Trump.
“Remedies to begin restoring audience trust include annotating stories and linking original documents and images to show how we know what we know…,” writes Indira Lakshmanan.
Ethics AdviceLine for Journalists 