Journalism Trust Initiative

The Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI) is an international standard for news publishers, initiated at the initiative of Reporters Without Borders (RSF) and designed by 130 international experts as an ISO standard. It includes universally accepted and agreed upon excellence criteria for the identity and transparency of media outlets, for professional standards and accountability mechanisms that govern publishers' news production. The official reference document of the norm was published in December 2019 by the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) as CEN Workshop Agreement (CWA) 17493. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) defends the right of every human being to have access to free and reliable information. This right is essential to know, understand, form an opinion and take action on vital issues in full awareness, both individually and collectively. Our mission is to act for the freedom, pluralism and independence of journalism and defend those who embody these ideals. Our annual World Press Freedom Index measures the state of press freedom in 180 countries.