A well-written look at NewsTrust.net, (of which I am, in full disclosure, the Editorial Director.) This piece examines the plethora of old and new media information options now available, and wonders: "How as consumers do we know if we can trust what we read? How do we know if it's balanced, or serving someone's narrow agenda?" The author concludes that "The promise that the Newstrust model presents is that wherever our news search and browsing takes us, we'll see aids that will help us determine the quality of an online news source and ratings of individual stories." This piece would have been strengthened, however, by the inclusion of voices other than that of NewsTrust founder Fabrice Florin -- including those of critics of ... More »

Gives a decent summary of how News Trust works and what we hard working volunteers do.

Well organized and written. Probably should have more about Digg, for balance. It is not clear that the list of star ratings is only a partial list. Seems to be single-sourced.

This is one of the best articles I’ve read about NewsTrust lately [Disclosure: I am NewsTrust's executive director, and a primary source for this story]. Steve Outing's excellent report gives a factual, balanced and thorough overview on NewsTrust.net. It offers useful context about some of the challenges faced by online news consumers, then examines objectively the strengths and weaknesses of NewsTrust's methodology. I would have liked to hear independent perspectives from other sources, but the author does a great job at presenting different sides of the story, to help give the big picture about this new service. Most importantly, this article is quite accurate, as seen from my perspective. Highly recommended.

After reading Steve Outing I believe Newstrust will be a better-than-average news site. Lofty goals notwithstanding, this effort must not fail if there is to be truthful, balanced, news reviewing. Most of all I need to know that I can trust, without hesitation, the sources of my daily dose of spin.