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Society of Professional Journalists

9/12Calibrated Authority
“Take responsibility for the accuracy of their work. Verify information before releasing it. Use original sources whenever possible.”— SPJ Code of Ethics, Seek Truth and Report It (2014 revision) · source ↗
D1
Traceability & inspectability
2
D2
Human authorship & accountability
1
D3
Disclosure & labeling
2
D4
Synthetic-identity / fabrication prohibition
1
D5
Human validation in loop
1
D6
Evidential-trust emphasis
2
Posture Balanced Boundary fit · fits Trust-logic Evidential Updated 2026-08-09 · rev 3
Source policy: https://www.spj.org/spj-code-of-ethics/
Machine record: /institutions/spj.json

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Reitz, C.H. (2026). The Calibrated Authority Index — Society of Professional Journalists. https://calibrated-authority.chrishuberreitz.com/institutions/spj Quote: “Take responsibility for the accuracy of their work. Verify information before releasing it. Use original sources whenever possible.” Source: https://www.spj.org/spj-code-of-ethics/
Index Methodology Manifest JSON atom CC-BY-4.0 · v2026-09-08 · Chris Huber Reitz