Media Standards & Practices

The Shorenstein Center’s work on media standards and practices explores how a diverse array of content creators—including documentary filmmakers, social media creators, podcasters, and others—have developed their own unique guidelines, ethical norms, and production standards, often distinct from those traditionally established in journalism. Our research examines how these emerging standards intersect with, diverge from, or influence long-standing journalistic principles related to accuracy, transparency, accountability, and public responsibility. By connecting practitioners across these media traditions, the Center facilitates dialogue and collaborative learning, encouraging the exchange of best practices and fostering a more robust, ethical, and innovative media ecosystem that responds to the evolving ways people create and consume public interest information.