Journalistic Integrity

It is the mission of ABC News to bring the truth to the American public on matters of interest and importance to them. Audience credibility is essential to this mission, and we therefore, strive to achieve high journalistic standards in everything we do. Journalistic accuracy and integrity are fundamental to ABC News wherever we serve our audience, whether it is on broadcast television or in digital and online media, radio or on-demand services.

Led by the Senior Vice President of Editorial Quality, a team of news practices directors enforces policy guidelines that have been established for our news personnel to assist them in upholding the high standards that ABC News demands and our audience expects. Each member of the news practices staff is responsible for safeguarding the reputation and integrity of specific areas of the news division, including hard news, morning news, news magazines and our digital and online news platforms.

ESPN employs an ombudsman as the public's representative, offering independent examination and analysis of ESPN's media outlets. This role critiques decision-making, coverage and presentation of news, issues and events on ESPN television and other media. The ombudsman has a two-year tenure.

Read more about the current ombudsman role at ESPN.

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