Promoting Responsible Journalism through Accountability
Accountable Press is a publisher-based solution to the problem of fake news sites.
Accountable Press:
- Verifies the physical address and contact information of our Certified Accountable Press publishers, thereby assuring they are who they say they are.
- Documents media and business licenses, accreditations, and awards that Certified Accountable Press publishers have earned.
- Provides Certified Accountable Press publishers with initial and ongoing education about original reporting, accountability, proper attribution, and responsible journalism.
- Investigates reports of and decertifies news publishers with a history of copyright infringement.
- Provides consumers and aggregators with a Certified Accountable Press publisher’s verified physical address and profile information.
Certified Accountable Press Publishers Receive:
- The Certified Accountable Press Seal. The seal can be proudly displayed on their site to show readers they are an authenticated Certified Accountable Press publisher.
- A public profile page on Accountable.Press with information about their publication and a link to their site.
- Identification as a News Media Organization, with details about their publication and verified address, in the schema of their profile page.
- A snippet of code that search engines and news aggregators can use to confirm their status as an authenticated Certified Accountable Press publisher.
Through a combination of verification, education, outreach, and advocacy, Accountable Press raises the profile of our members and promotes responsible journalism through accountability.