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NewsTrust
Presented by:
Fabrice Florin Executive Director
NewsTrust
(415) 388-6688 [email protected] www.newstrust.net
Your Guide to Good Journalism
What is NewsTrust?
• a social news network focused on good journalism
• we help people find quality news and information
• we rate the news based on quality -- not popularity
• we’re nonprofit and offer these free public services: quality news feeds
news literacy tools civic engagement network
Our Team Managers: • Fabrice Florin - Executive Director (formerly with Apple, Macromedia) • David Fox - Technology Director (formerly with Lucasfilm Games)
Staff: (partial) • Kaizar Campwala - Associate Editor • Adam Florin - Web Engineer • Derek Hawkins - Assistant Editor • Subramanya Sastry - Web Engineer
Editors: (partial) • Michael Bugeja - Iowa State University • David Cohn – Spot.Us • Dan Kennedy - Northeastern • Mike La Bonte - and 14 more …
Board Members: • Terry Gamble - Ayrshire Foundation • Henry ‘Hap’ Perry - GenSpring • Kim Spencer - Link TV • Fabrice Florin - NewsTrust
Advisors: (partial) • Doug Carlston – Public Radio Intl. • Mike Dixon - Google News • Dan Gillmor - Arizona State University • Jim Kennedy - Associated Press • Bill Mitchell - Poynter Institute • Evelyn Messinger - Citizens Network • Betsy Morgan - Huffington Post • Craig Newmark - Craigslist • Howard Rheingold - Stanford University • Jay Rosen – New York University
Our Partners
Foundations/Donors: MacArthur Foundation Ashoka Google, Inc. Sunlight Foundation Tides Foundation Ayrshire Foundation Craig Newmark Doug Carlston Mitch Kapor Hap Perry and other private donors
Here are some of our first partners and backers.
Media Partners: PBS (News Hour / P.O.V., etc.) Washington Post Scientific American Huffington Post InstaPundit Council on Foreign Relations Global Voices Link TV Mother Jones New America Media PolitiFact
Educational Partners: Stanford University University of Nevada Arizona State University Northeastern University Poynter Institute University of Santa-Clara
Widget Partners:
AFP (Agence France Presse) Slate (Doonesbury.com) Yahoo News and many others
Our Challenge
The Case for News Literacy
A Hybrid News Filter
Our Web Site - Home Page
Quick Review Form - Politico
Review Form
Full Review Form - WashPost
Full Review Form
Review Button
Story Page - Reviews
Source Profile
Member Profile
Member Profile
Our Community
Our community of reviewers is widespread, educated, and mature. Early adopters share liberal views. Half of our members are experienced journalists and three-quarters have college degrees.
Age: Adults 18-34 Adults 35-49 Adults 50+
27% 27% 46%
Journalism: 5+ years 1-4 years No experience
22% 28% 50%
Politics: Left Center Right
62% 27% 11%
Education: Post-graduate College High school
42% 33% 25%
Source: Google Analytics/MySQL - Jan. 2009
Trust Network Our community is organized in different groups, based on trust and experience. As members gain trust in our network, their validation levels rise and their ratings are weighted accordingly.
Staff
Editors
Hosts
Reviewers
Members
Visitors
staff
editors
hosts
reviewers
members
visitors
8
22
239
5,294
10,264
103,633
5
4
3
2
1
-
Source: Google Analytics/NewsTrust - May. 2009
Group Size: Validation Level:
News Quality Ratings Citizens using our tools rate journalistic quality with consistent accuracy.
good journalism >> << bad journalism
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2009 Partnerships
Partner Features: • News Hunts – community engagement • Widgets – most trusted news & information • Buttons – quality feedback from reviewers
News Hunts:
• Bush Legacy - with Washington Post
• War in Gaza - with Link TV and Yahoo News
• Money - with Consumers Union and Stanford
• Education - with Ashoka Foundation
• Black Experience - with PBS, Tavis Smiley, USC
• Education Reform - with PBS, NOW
A Typical News Hunt
Here is one way in which NewsTrust collaborates with our media and educational partners:
• Featured topic: Obama’s First 100 Days
• Media partner: PolitiFact
• Educational partner: University of Nevada
• Our goal: to find great journalism about Obama
• Our work: all week, our members submit and review stories
• Results: we share our top stories and findings for a week
News Hunt PBS - Home Page
PBS NewsHour On-Air Promo
News Hunt Welcome Page
Small Widget
HuffPo News Hunt - Home Page
Call to Action
Add value to your site Mockup
Widget
Review Button
Widgets (Slate)
Large Widget
www.newstrust.net/widgets/
Widgets (Yahoo)
www.newstrust.net/widgets/
RSS Feed
NewsTrust in Education Here are some of the educational activities provided by NewsTrust and our partners.
Group Presentation & Discussion
(Stanford)
Online Research & Reviews (U. Nevada)
Team Findings & Blog Posts
(Arizona State U.)
Why Partner with NewsTrust?
• help build a public appreciation for good journalism
• promote quality news and opinion to a broad community
• surface the best news coverage on your site
• encourage civil social interaction and tolerance
• develop news literacy skills and civic engagement
• enhance user experience, increase customer loyalty
Collaborating with NewsTrust serves these goals:
New Services and Tools
• Facebook/Twitter Integration
• Member/Source Widgets
• News & Opinion Listings
• Mainstream & Independent
• Email & RSS Feeds
• Review Buttons
• Smart Bookmarklets
New Home Page Mockup #2 (2009)
New Toolbar
Smart Feeds
• newsworthy links from around the web
• from greatest minds in 'link journalism’
• Clay Shirky, Jay Rosen + hundreds more
• high quality news stories round-the-clock
• aggregate expertise from other networks
• a smart way to filter Twitter, Digg, etc.
• helps citizens find timely, diverse information
Groups
• recommendations from friends & like minds
• political, demographic & affinity groups
• special groups for sources & partners
• group pages show their top rated stories
• compare group ratings with each other
• compare your own rating with different groups
• helps increase diversity in our networks
My News
• a personal feed of good journalism
• stories that match your interests
• filter by source, topic or reviewer
• add custom filters to your feed
• share your news with your friends
• helps citizens get more informed
NewsTrust Anywhere Coming Soon
Mockup
Rating Widget Listing
Widget
The NewsTrust Difference
• NewsTrust fills a real need through:
- quality news feeds
- news literacy tools
- civic engagement network
• we help citizens make more informed decisions
• we add value for our partners and their customers
• when citizens and journalists collaborate, everybody wins
How you can help
• Sign up as a member: newstrust.net/signup/
• Check our review tips: newstrust.net/help/reviewer/
• Spread the word: newstrust.net/about/
• Get our widgets: newstrust.net/widgets/
• Add our buttons: newstrust.net/buttons/
• Sign up as a partner: newstrust.net/partners/