Colorado Public Radio becomes ‘first U.S. media’ to earn unique global trust credential

For the past year, Colorado has been a state-based testing ground for an international project seeking to bolster trust in local news.

The Journalism Trust Initiative, a project of Reporters Without Borders, seeks to identify credible news sources through a rigorous self assessment of standards in a way the JTI says is “clearly distinguishable — by humans and by algorithms.” The hope is that social media and search platforms will better surface certified and credentialed media as trustworthy.

Last year, Colorado became the first state in the country to pilot the JTI on a statewide scale.

And now, Colorado Public Radio announced it has become the first U.S. media outlet to earn certification through the program and to have it independently audited by the Alliance for Audited Media.

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