Journalism is a process of verification.
What We Do
Professional journalists are trained to research, source, interview, and fact-check information in order to get to the most accurate version of the truth. It does not withhold elements of a story to skew perception; it does not publish false information. If an error is made, we promptly admit and correct it.
Who We Are
We are a group of professional journalists with the mission of reclaiming the provenance and legitimacy of our work by separating it from and elevating it above the murky waters of today’s media landscape.
Credentialing
We are calling for the examination of a voluntary credentialing system in order to distinguish professional journalists — already governed by longstanding standards of conduct and codes of ethics — from the torrent of malicious and non-ethical information providers out there.
FAQ
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
It was adopted as part of the Bill of Rights on Dec. 15, 1791. It provides constitutional protection for certain individual liberties, including freedom of the press, freedom of speech, freedom of religion and the right to assemble and petition the government.
A term that refers to the press or news media, specifically in its capacity to frame political issues.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) introduced a policy in 1949 that required the holders of broadcast licenses to both present controversial issues of public importance and to do so in a manner that was honest, equitable, and balanced. The FCC eliminated it in 1987 under President Ronald Reagan, arguing it chilled free speech.
News sites that started online, instead of via broadcast or through paper-based publication.