Joy Mayer
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Executive director of Trusting News. It’s up to journalists to earn trust, not expect or demand it.
This thread is SO on brand for Losowsky ... using his award to draw attention to work HE admires. So generative. So classy. So community focused.
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about 1 month ago
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I'm sad every time I have cause to share this
@trustingnews.bsky.social
resource around covering mass shootings.
trustingnews.org/explain-goal...
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Explain your goals, process and integrity when covering mass shootings
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...
https://trustingnews.org/explain-goals-process-integrity-journalism-mass-shootings/
about 2 months ago
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I'm so excited to have these live. Huge thanks to the team at
@globalpress.bsky.social
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3 months ago
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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...
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Training | Sunlight Research
Join Sunlight Research Center for in-depth investigative reporting workshops designed to help journalists build their reporting skillsets.
https://www.sunlightresearch.net/research-training
5 months ago
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I'm looking forward to my first
@mediaimpactfunders.bsky.social
gathering, and to this conversation.
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5 months ago
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Patrick Garvin
6 months ago
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?"
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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.
7 months ago
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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...
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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.
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...
https://lnkd.in/e4PRY2N3
7 months ago
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I'm so lucky to work with this group of smart folks.
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8 months ago
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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...
8 months ago
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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...
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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.
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 ...
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/J8_wASRIRoWuC-AvHuVgCg#/registration
8 months ago
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This work might be tough, but it feels important.
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8 months ago
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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
8 months ago
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Joy Mayer
Trusting News
8 months ago
🚨 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. ⬇️
bit.ly/dimensionstn
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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...
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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...
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...
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/-UHij88WQkKkziXhb_2_tQ#/registration
8 months ago
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Joy Mayer
Covering Climate Now
8 months ago
🥁 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! 🎉
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The Covering Climate Now Journalism Awards — Covering Climate Now
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...
https://coveringclimatenow.org/projects/awards/
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Thanks, Carrie!
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8 months ago
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Joy Mayer
Mike Reilley
9 months ago
Some new
#AI
resources on Journalist's Toolbox AI™ - AI mobile apps:
https://buff.ly/41Qfn4v
- AI agents:
https://buff.ly/3Dz44nt
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Journalist'sToolbox.AI: AI mobile apps
Look at journalism's future, not its past.
https://buff.ly/41Qfn4v
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This is so great. Please share this wisdom from
@lexroman.com
and
@lizkellynelson.com
far and wide.
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9 months ago
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A note to my Jan. 2 self: Yes, every incomplete task from December awaits your
@rememberthemilk.bsky.social
task list and nudged inbox today. No, you do not need to accomplish them all today. Yes, it is reasonable to be frustrated with you Dec. 20 self. She made unkind decisions.
10 months ago
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A
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-themed Nieman prediction from Lynn Walsh.
www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/focu...
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Focusing on what people actually need
"For too long, newsrooms have created content based on their own routines, preferences, and platforms, churning out long stories or endless updates without really thinking about what the audience want...
https://www.niemanlab.org/2024/12/focusing-on-what-people-actually-need/
10 months ago
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Last day to participate! ~5 minutes could get you a $50 gift card. (I'm sending them tomorrow!)
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10 months ago
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Liz Kelly Nelson
10 months ago
Any creator journos out there primarily working on TikTok? DM me if you want to talk about your plan B if (when) TikTok is banned in the U.S.
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I'm going to go ahead and commit to something bold: When I sign off for the holidays in two weeks, I will close any Chrome tabs I have been meaning to read but have not yet gotten to.
11 months ago
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I'm grateful to
@knightfdn.bsky.social
for their support of
@trustingnews.bsky.social
! As we strategize about what the public needs from journalists, and what journalists need from us, heading into 2025, this is great to have.
trustingnews.org/trusting-new...
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Trusting News receives $250,000 grant from Knight Foundation - Trusting News
The $250,000 general operating grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will support Trusting News' work with journalists.
https://trustingnews.org/trusting-news-receives-grant-from-knight-foundation/
11 months ago
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11 months ago
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I just called my Congressman.
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11 months ago
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Liz Kelly Nelson
11 months ago
It's not all alarming - there's lots of data in this study, but damn. (PS - if you like posts like this, subscribe!)
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Pew finds 'news infuencers' overwhelmingly men, white and right-leaning
I Read the Study So You Don’t Have To: A new Pew Study finds 4 in 10 Americans under 30 getting news from influencers
https://open.substack.com/pub/projectc/p/pew-finds-news-infuencers-overwhelmingly?r=4coa&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true
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Just a quick reminder that most of the country doesn't know who Matt Gaetz is. If you're surrounded by people who are refreshing their feeds hoping for updates on Trump's cabinet picks, you're unusual. And if you're creating journalism with those folks in mind, you're leaving others out.
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What does the public need from journalism these days? It's a question my team and I are asking on repeat, and we shared some of what we're hearing and mulling over in today's Trust Tips newsletter.
trustingnews.org/navigate-you...
Also, hey there Bluesky!
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Navigate your frustration and overwhelm with these 4 strategies - Trusting News
The election is over, now what? Here are four ways to navigate your overwhelm and focus on serving your community
https://trustingnews.org/navigate-your-frustration-and-overwhelm-with-these-4-strategies/
11 months ago
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