When the reporting is responsible, consumers walk away feeling informed.
Category: Public Editor
Mirror Indy publishes the Indianapolis public editor columns as part of a partnership with Poynter Institute to increase media literacy and trust in local journalism.
Public Editor: When the news strikes out
Local newsrooms missed the story of the Indianapolis Clowns.
What we learn about Indy newsrooms by comparing coverage of the Indy 500
Each newsroom sets out to do something different.
Public Editor: What happens when the news media gets it wrong?
All journalists make mistakes — what happens next tells consumers a lot about the newsroom.
Public Editor: How Indy newsrooms are using AI
What to look for as a savvy news consumer.
Public Editor: Newsroom profile: Mirror Indy
Great effort, but are they here for the long haul?
Public Editor: A FOX59 reporter raised money for a nonprofit, then did a story
Should he have disclosed his role hosting the fundraiser? Here’s how transparency might have helped this story.
Public Editor: Indiana’s got a voting problem. News outlets can only do so much to fix it
Here’s what journalists and government officials could do to get more voters to the polls.
Public Editor: ICE detainees’ deaths raise questions about news coverage of Asian communities
Indy’s press is missing key voices.
Public Editor: How will the consolidation of Indy TV stations change our city?
What viewers should look for


