journalism

Poynter Institute

Name: Calibrated Authority rating — Poynter Institute
Item: Poynter Institute — public generative-AI policy
Rating: 12
Author: Chris Huber Reitz

12/12Calibrated Authority

“Our journalists remain responsible for everything we produce and publish, and we strive to verify anything created with generative AI that you see.”— AI Ethics Starter Kit — public-facing generative AI policy template (2025 update) · source ↗

Traceability & inspectability

Human authorship & accountability

Disclosure & labeling

Synthetic-identity / fabrication prohibition

Human validation in loop

Evidential-trust emphasis

Posture Balanced Boundary fit · fits Trust-logic Evidential ⚑ twilight framing Updated 2026-07-26 · rev 2

Source policy: https://www.poynter.org/ai-ethics-journalism/ai-ethics-guidelines/

Machine record: /institutions/poynter.json

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Reitz, C.H. (2026). The Calibrated Authority Index — Poynter Institute. https://calibrated-authority.chrishuberreitz.com/institutions/poynter Quote: “Our journalists remain responsible for everything we produce and publish, and we strive to verify anything created with generative AI that you see.” Source: https://www.poynter.org/ai-ethics-journalism/ai-ethics-guidelines/

Index Methodology Manifest JSON atom CC-BY-4.0 · v2026-09-08 · Chris Huber Reitz