JournalList and trust.txt

This is the new website for JournalList, the caretaker of the trust.txt world.

Everything you need to know should be here, but if you have questions, please contact us.

In short, trust.txt is a system of helping the digital robots of the world know about groups that have formed to express some trust in each other. It applies to anyone who wants to use it, but it’s especially designed for news publishers.

Please use the contact form at the bottom of the page to be in touch.

Here are some recent updates:

• trust.txt is now visible in the fight against disinformation
  The trust.txt system has been working away in the background of the internet for several years now. As of today, it is also now operating in a… Read more: trust.txt is now visible in the fight against disinformation
• Trust.txt emerging from the background?
  In the four years since the board of JournalList first approved the specification document that is the heart of the trust.txt system, there has been an understanding… Read more: Trust.txt emerging from the background?
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  Trust.txt Goes Global with GFMD and Impress
  We at JournalList are thrilled to announce two groundbreaking new members of our trust.txt initiative: the Global Forum for Media Development (GFMD), the groundbreaking umbrella organization representing… Read more: Trust.txt Goes Global with GFMD and Impress
• JournalList Board Approves New Version of Spec
  The board of directors of JournalList unanimously approved publishing the first new version of our specification document in more than two years. As we wrote about before,… Read more: JournalList Board Approves New Version of Spec
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  New tool to deal with AI
  In a box somewhere, I have a book from early in my professional career: Computer Assisted Reporting. That’s how old I am. The idea of using a… Read more: New tool to deal with AI

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