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I’m the new Indy Public Editor and here’s how I plan to do the job - Poynter The Indianapolis Public Editor project is the first of it's kind. Indy Public Editor, Tracey Compton, details how she plans to approach the job.

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I’m the new Indy Public Editor and here’s how I plan to do the job - Poynter The Indianapolis Public Editor project is the first of it's kind. Indy Public Editor, Tracey Compton, details how she plans to approach the job.

Hi Jason, the signup is at the bottom of Tracey's first column, which posted today. www.poynter.org/reporting-ed...

I’m the new Indy Public Editor and here’s how I plan to do the job - Poynter The Indianapolis Public Editor project is the first of it's kind. Indy Public Editor, Tracey Compton, details how she plans to approach the job.

Here it is. Tracey Compton, the brand new Indy Public Editor, has published her first column. She promises to put the audience first and give all newsrooms equal treatment. You can sign up to get her weekly column in your inbox at the bottom of this column.

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The ability to easily generate fake videos coincides with a rise in government officials blatantly deceiving the public, including using AI generated images. For journalists, verifying video and images is now a front line skill that everyone needs to master.
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Hi Jason, Tracey's first column will be out next week and the email signup will be available then.

Q&A: A new kind of public editor is taking on the entire city of Indianapolis - Poynter Tracey Compton discusses a pilot designed to bring accountability and media literacy across multiple local newsrooms

Indianapolis has a public editor. Tracey Compton is stepping into this first of it's kind job. There are very few public editors left in the United States (me.) All of those public editors serve a single newsroom. Compton is looking at the entire Indy market.
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Indianapolis Public Editor Shape the Future of Local Journalism in Indianapolis: Become Our Public Editor! Are you a seasoned journalist with a passion for media ethics, transparency, and community engagement? Do you believe in...

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Poynter launches public editor project to serve news audiences in Indianapolis - Poynter Partner newsrooms will publish the editor’s independent analysis of local news coverage across the market.

The entire news ecosystem of Indianapolis is getting a Public Editor. It's a pilot project I've been working on for years and I hope it's the start of something big. We are partnering with @wfyi.bsky.social, @mirrorindy.org and the @indianacapitalchronicle.com.

Which programs are stopping work as a result of the federal spending freeze? Pre-schools? School lunch? Medical trials that are underway? Local construction projects? Small business loans? Disaster relief? Farm programs? Public health initiatives? Non-profit mentoring programs? Special Olympics?

Journalists, have you ever experienced a chilling effect, meaning you were overly cautious, or avoided reported a story, or didn't publish everything you knew, because you or your newsroom didn't have the resources to mount a legal defense? I'm exploring how this works and I want to chat. DM me.