Communities need help finding information on the Web they can trust

San Jose Mercury News by Chris O'Brien | Sep. 10, 2008 (News Report)

One intriguing experiment that I've been following is called NewsTrust.net, based in Marin and funded in large part by the MacArthur Foundation. At NewsTrust, people post links to stories they recommend and then fill out a form to evaluate the story's reliability. These ratings don't just apply to a single story, but are assigned to the news organization (or individual) so that they create a reputation over time.
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 by Fabrice Florin - Oct. 1, 2008

[Disclosure: I head NewsTrust, which is cited in this article] Thoughtful report about the challenges of gathering quality information for and about local communities. The article focuses on a recent conference held at Google by the Knight Foundation and the Aspen Conference to address these issues. The author points to NewsTrust as a possible solution for helping people find information that they can trust. The report also identifies some of the challenges facing such enterprises, such as making online tools accessible to people who are not savvy with digital technology. Insightful coverage on an important topic, which I look forward to reading more about.

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