Wiederhorn to lead session on measuring journalistic integrity using ReporterLens™, a free AI tool built on SPJ ethics principles, at the Society of Professional Journalists' national convention, October 1–4, 2026.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — The Media Integrity Project today announced that its founder, Jessica Wiederhorn, will present at SPJ26, the Society of Professional Journalists' 2026 Annual Convention, held October 1–4 at the Hilton Columbus Downtown in Columbus, Ohio. Wiederhorn's session, "How Would Your Last Story Score? You're About to Find Out," will give working journalists a hands-on framework for evaluating their own reporting against the SPJ Code of Ethics using ReporterLens™, a free AI-powered article analysis tool developed by The Media Integrity Project.
The session is designed for reporters, editors, and journalism educators who want a concrete, measurable method for assessing the structural quality of published work — not as a punitive exercise, but as a professional development tool grounded in the standards journalists are already expected to uphold.
SESSION DETAILS
Session: How Would Your Last Story Score? You're About to Find Out Presenter: Jessica Wiederhorn, Founder, The Media Integrity Project Event: SPJ26 Annual Convention Dates: October 1–4, 2026 Venue: Hilton Columbus Downtown, 402 North High Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215 Website: spj26.org |
ABOUT THE SESSION
Every journalist operates under a professional standard, but most never receive immediate, structured feedback on how their work actually measures up to it. This session changes that.
Wiederhorn will walk attendees through the concrete, measurable markers of ethical and structurally sound reporting — sourcing, attribution, framing, evidence quality, and transparency — and demonstrate how ReporterLens™ evaluates each one in real time. Participants will leave with a clear framework for analyzing their own reporting against the SPJ Code of Ethics and a free tool they can run any article through the moment they leave the room.
The session draws on The Media Integrity Project's corpus of more than 1,650 published article analyses across major outlets, surfacing patterns in how journalism is built and where structural gaps most commonly appear.
"The SPJ Code of Ethics is the closest thing American journalism has to a shared professional standard. But most journalists never get a concrete, immediate way to see how their own work measures up to it. ReporterLens™ makes that possible in seconds — and this session gives journalists a framework for applying it to their own reporting in a way that is practical, nonpartisan, and grounded in the same standards they already hold themselves to."
— Jessica Wiederhorn, Founder, The Media Integrity Project
ABOUT THE MEDIA INTEGRITY PROJECT
The Media Integrity Project is an independent, nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing transparency, accountability, and humanity in journalism. The organization analyzes the structural quality of published journalism — not its political leanings or factual accuracy — through ReporterLens™, a free AI-powered article analysis tool available at reporterlens.app.
ReporterLens™ evaluates any published article across 17 weighted metrics derived from the SPJ Code of Ethics and standard newsroom fact-checking practice, producing an A–F Structural Alignment grade in seconds. The tool is free, requires no account or signup, and does not store or save submitted drafts. As of August 2026, the ReporterLens™ corpus encompasses more than 1,650 published analyses across major national and international outlets. The Media Integrity Project also produces the Humanity in Journalism podcast, a reflective series featuring open conversations with journalists, experts, and the people inside the stories, examining how reporting choices shape narratives and lives.
Website: themediaintegrityproject.com
ReporterLens™: reporterlens.app
Humanity in Journalism: humanityinjournalism.com
Instagram: @themediaintegrityproject