{"id":552617,"date":"2025-11-06T09:41:21","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:41:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/552617\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T09:41:21","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T09:41:21","slug":"belfast-telegraph-joins-the-trust-project-as-part-of-drive-for-media-transparency","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/552617\/","title":{"rendered":"Belfast Telegraph joins The Trust Project as part of drive for media transparency"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom4 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop4\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\" data-testid=\"title-summary\">International consortium of news companies has developed transparency and integrity standards in journalism\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The guiding principles of The Trust Project are rooted in the 1947 Hutchins Commission, which first defined the commitments essential to a free and responsible press\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d3caa6c7-1bfe-4c62-b265-211ed45f246d.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The guiding principles of The Trust Project are rooted in the 1947 Hutchins Commission, which first defined the commitments essential to a free and responsible press<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Belfast Telegraph\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/7f2d2a9e-e2a5-488b-bf9b-7e87d3cf544b.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The Belfast Telegraph<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: The guiding principles of The Trust Project are rooted in the 1947 Hutchins Commission, which first defined the commitments essential to a free and responsible press\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762422081_853_d3caa6c7-1bfe-4c62-b265-211ed45f246d.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"thumbnail: The Belfast Telegraph\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/1762422081_151_7f2d2a9e-e2a5-488b-bf9b-7e87d3cf544b.jpg\" height=\"40px\" width=\"auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The Belfast Telegraph and the Irish Independent have today been awarded the Trust Mark, joining The Trust Project, an international consortium of news companies that has developed transparency and integrity standards in journalism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The two sites, owned by Belgian media group Mediahuis, have been working with The Trust Project for over a year to implement a range of trust and transparency measures.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Cormac Bourke, editor-in-chief of Mediahuis Ireland, said: \u201cIntegrity, quality and reliability are at the heart of what we do, and we hope our transparency measures, which we have worked on with our partners, The Trust Project, demonstrate our commitment to earning the trust of our audience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The guiding principles of The Trust Project are rooted in the 1947 Hutchins Commission, which first defined the commitments essential to a free and responsible press\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/d3caa6c7-1bfe-4c62-b265-211ed45f246d.jpg\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"100%\" data-testid=\"article-image\"  \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">The guiding principles of The Trust Project are rooted in the 1947 Hutchins Commission, which first defined the commitments essential to a free and responsible press<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_caption1 beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_secondary beltel-66f0fec7_regular beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom0 beltel-1d70522a_marginleft0 beltel-1d70522a_marginright0 beltel-1d70522a_margintop3 beltel-b48c4984_left\" style=\"color:var(--color-grey-60)\">Why the Belfast Telegraph is joining the Trust Project<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Mediahuis titles in Aachen, Germany, and Luxembourg have also been recognised as partners of The Trust Project.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Among the new measures introduced are more easily accessible information about the policies that guide reporters and editors, an improved corrections policy and more ways for people to give feedback.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">Over the coming year, further changes will be made to the Irish Independent and Belfast Telegraph sites as investment is made in technology to strengthen transparency and trust with audiences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">According to The Trust Project, its \u201cnews partners give you verified journalism at a time when rapid social, technological and political changes urgently call on us all to stay informed and involved\u201d.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">The guiding principles of The Trust Project are rooted in the 1947 Hutchins Commission, which first defined the commitments essential to a free and responsible press.<\/p>\n<p class=\"beltel-ebe0ecc6_root beltel-ebe0ecc6_paragraph beltel-300db776_none beltel-91174671_primary beltel-1d70522a_marginbottom5 beltel-1d70522a_margintop0 beltel-b48c4984_inherit\" style=\"color:var(--color-primary-80)\">More than 300 news sites and services provide the Trust Indicators on their 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