Microsoft Journalism Hub

In partnership with newsrooms, community foundations, and other civic leaders and organizations, we’re experimenting with new, hybrid operating models with the goal of providing valuable insight into sustainable solutions that can be deployed at scale across the world.

To restore trust, we’ll need to use a combination of tools and technologies to counter deep fakes and other online disinformation. Our goal is to promote digital media literacy education that provides the framework for finding, consuming, and sharing trusted, fact-based news and information.

Journalists around the world are increasingly subject to physical, cyber and legal attacks—especially reporters covering conflict, governmental abuses, and corruption. To enhance their safety, cloud computing, AI, AccountGuard, and a pro bono legal support program are crucial tools.

Check out Northwestern University Medill School’s animated map highlighting where news deserts across the country are opening new news outlets or reinventing legacy outlets with Microsoft technology’s support.

Learn about sustainable business practices from the new Microsoft Journalism Guidebook, a functional guide for communities rebuilding scalable local news and information ecosystems. Explore our interactive map to find tailored solutions for your newsroom.

Apply to work with the Enlighten Designs team to add additional capacity to your newsroom and bring your readers deeper into your news stories through high quality data visualization.

Increase the efficiency and reach of the newsroom by leveraging apps, training videos, and tools that maximize your Microsoft 365 experience to improve your research, reporting, and reach to your community.

Increase your social media reach and engagement by accessing LinkedIn’s free premium level content and trainings for journalists.

Gain access to technology grants and free custom-built Microsoft software solutions to manage your business, increase your capacity, and reduce costs for your nonprofit newsroom.

Improve your storytelling and increase your audience reach by enrolling in free training to bring your data alive through powerful data visualization tools.

Nota brings AI-enabled tools to publishers, particularly small or medium sized minority-owned publishers or those located near news deserts, that help cut pain points and build efficiency. Nota’s tools help publishers and journalists focus on creating and sharing meaningful content.

Check out the Associated Press’ Local News AI, a two-year initiative helping U.S. local newsrooms identify and adopt artificial intelligence-based solutions.

The Coalition for Content Provenance and Authenticity (C2PA) standard provides technology that creates digital media provenance. As a founding member, Microsoft can assist with access to this tool providing greater trust among news consumers against altered media.

The Reporters Without Borders (RSF) Journalism Trust Initiative is a certification program that promotes and rewards compliance with journalism norms and ethics. Microsoft provides white-glove, subsidized access to this program.

NewsGuard is a publisher rating system that reviews sites based on their adherence to nine journalistic criteria. These scores are used by advertisers and brands to gauge the trustworthiness of a site.

This global network of news organizations works to affirm and amplify journalism’s commitment to transparency, accuracy, and inclusion. The approach is based on research and the 8 Trust Indicators®—which help the public, advertisers, and news distribution systems identify trustworthy news.

Learn more about Microsoft’s investment in helping local journalists under threat remove their personal information from online sources through providing free DeleteMe licenses, in partnership with the Institute for Nonprofit News.

U.S. organizations can gain no-cost legal help with prepublication review and public records access through Microsoft, Davis Wright Tremaine, The Knight Foundation, and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press’ ProJourn program.

Find resources for persecuted journalists and newsrooms under threat who do not have access to the legal services through Clooney Foundation’s TrialWatch.

Learn more about Microsoft and Thomson Reuters Foundation's TrustLaw offering providing global legal support to journalists and newsrooms.