RTÉ has ‘nothing to hide’ as it seeks trusted journalism certification

Jon Williams, managing director of news, hopes that receipt of the global Journalism Trust Initiative mark will further enhance public faith in the national broadcaster

Jon Williams, managing director of news and current affairs at RTÉ: ‘We have nothing to hide, and transparency is the best way to demonstrate that.’ Picture: Fergal Phillips

Cutting through the noise of online disinformation is a challenge for all media outlets, but Jon Williams hopes the national broadcaster’s decision to participate in a scheme designed to promote trustworthy journalism will help it in that task.

The managing director of news and current affairs at RTÉ News announced last week that it had become the first Irish media organisation to sign up to the global Journalism Trust Initiative (JTI), a scheme developed by ...