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RJI: The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute is a world-class center for researching and testing new models of journalism.
"While AI job loss fears are still hypothetical for most occupations, the Big Tech companies are already pretty far along on squeezing jobs — and smaller companies — out of advertising," writes strategist Don Marti. Read on: rjionline.org/news/big-tec....
November 25, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"While AI job loss fears are still hypothetical for most occupations, the Big Tech companies are already pretty far along on squeezing jobs — and smaller companies — out of advertising," writes strategist Don Marti. Read on: rjionline.org/news/big-tec....
Nontraditional newsrooms — where journalists have the ability to make critical business decisions — have responded in creative and sacrificial ways in order to prevent layoffs in their newsrooms, writes RJI Fellow Tara Francis Chan.
Here are a few examples: rjionline.org/news/newsroo....
Here are a few examples: rjionline.org/news/newsroo....
November 24, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Nontraditional newsrooms — where journalists have the ability to make critical business decisions — have responded in creative and sacrificial ways in order to prevent layoffs in their newsrooms, writes RJI Fellow Tara Francis Chan.
Here are a few examples: rjionline.org/news/newsroo....
Here are a few examples: rjionline.org/news/newsroo....
RJI is looking for beta testers for Luz, a new solutions journalism pitchbot built with El Colectivo 506.
Luz will help journalists transform a regular news pitch into a solutions journalism pitch, and speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Luz will help journalists transform a regular news pitch into a solutions journalism pitch, and speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
RJI is looking for beta testers for Luz, a new solutions journalism pitchbot built with El Colectivo 506.
Luz will help journalists transform a regular news pitch into a solutions journalism pitch, and speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Luz will help journalists transform a regular news pitch into a solutions journalism pitch, and speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.
Sign up here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel shared the beta version of her Arts Journalism Initiative with Missouri School of Journalism faculty yesterday at RJI.
Read more about Ritzel's work at RJI: rjionline.org/person/rebec...
Read more about Ritzel's work at RJI: rjionline.org/person/rebec...
November 20, 2025 at 5:19 PM
RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel shared the beta version of her Arts Journalism Initiative with Missouri School of Journalism faculty yesterday at RJI.
Read more about Ritzel's work at RJI: rjionline.org/person/rebec...
Read more about Ritzel's work at RJI: rjionline.org/person/rebec...
How can journalists help people make informed decisions about their drinking levels?
RJI Fellow Susan Stellin gives six suggestions for journalists to accurately report on alcohol consumption and provide resources to readers.
RJI Fellow Susan Stellin gives six suggestions for journalists to accurately report on alcohol consumption and provide resources to readers.
Reporting on alcohol and drinking risks
Years of contradictory headlines about whether moderate drinking is harmful or beneficial for different health outcomes has left many people frustrated and skeptical.
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November 19, 2025 at 9:48 PM
How can journalists help people make informed decisions about their drinking levels?
RJI Fellow Susan Stellin gives six suggestions for journalists to accurately report on alcohol consumption and provide resources to readers.
RJI Fellow Susan Stellin gives six suggestions for journalists to accurately report on alcohol consumption and provide resources to readers.
"There is no better time than now for this generation of journalists to embark on a mission in the skies and discover how drones are continually changing the world," writes Dominick Lee, The Drone Professor. #DroneJournalism
Drones’ impact on journalism continues to grow
Innovations can outpace regulations, says “The Drone Professor.”
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November 18, 2025 at 9:26 PM
"There is no better time than now for this generation of journalists to embark on a mission in the skies and discover how drones are continually changing the world," writes Dominick Lee, The Drone Professor. #DroneJournalism
The future — and present — of journalism is collaborative, not competitive.
RJI Fellow Monica Williams believes journalists working together, rather than against each other, may be the key for sustainability. Read more about collaboration in news and fundraising. rjionline.org/news/want-fi...
RJI Fellow Monica Williams believes journalists working together, rather than against each other, may be the key for sustainability. Read more about collaboration in news and fundraising. rjionline.org/news/want-fi...
Want financial backing for your news organization? Collaborate with others
The future (and present) of journalism is collaborative, not competitive.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:31 PM
The future — and present — of journalism is collaborative, not competitive.
RJI Fellow Monica Williams believes journalists working together, rather than against each other, may be the key for sustainability. Read more about collaboration in news and fundraising. rjionline.org/news/want-fi...
RJI Fellow Monica Williams believes journalists working together, rather than against each other, may be the key for sustainability. Read more about collaboration in news and fundraising. rjionline.org/news/want-fi...
1/2 For newsrooms building user-friendly resource directories, utilizing online tools makes scraping websites and inputting info a more efficient process. This was the goal of The Haitian Times as it creates a directory of Haitian organizations across the U.S. to connect Haitian community members.
November 13, 2025 at 6:35 PM
1/2 For newsrooms building user-friendly resource directories, utilizing online tools makes scraping websites and inputting info a more efficient process. This was the goal of The Haitian Times as it creates a directory of Haitian organizations across the U.S. to connect Haitian community members.
"Saving the news business is harder than it looks, because the news crisis is part of a bigger trust crisis," write Don Marti. "But on the other hand, the bigger crisis means that news organizations are an indispensable ally for many other players."
The traffic and revenue crisis for news is a symptom of Big Tech’s economy-wide trust collapse
The news business is a key part of the solution.
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November 10, 2025 at 5:29 PM
"Saving the news business is harder than it looks, because the news crisis is part of a bigger trust crisis," write Don Marti. "But on the other hand, the bigger crisis means that news organizations are an indispensable ally for many other players."
At @outliermedia.org, Sarah Alvarez learned that making an impact for low-income Detroiters meant reporting on complex problems and not letting up. Nicole Lewis and Lam Vo spoke with Alvarez about how journalists can approach impact-driven coverage of seemingly intractable social & economic issues.
The case for treating the news like a campaign
At Outlier Media, Sarah Alvarez learned that making an impact for low-income Detroiters meant reporting on complex problems and not letting up.
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November 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
At @outliermedia.org, Sarah Alvarez learned that making an impact for low-income Detroiters meant reporting on complex problems and not letting up. Nicole Lewis and Lam Vo spoke with Alvarez about how journalists can approach impact-driven coverage of seemingly intractable social & economic issues.
Three takeaways from Cara Kuhlman's second year of
Future Tide's free walking tours: minimalist marketing, a new tip jar and more participants. Kuhlman had three key goals for the 2025 tours. Did she reach them?
Future Tide's free walking tours: minimalist marketing, a new tip jar and more participants. Kuhlman had three key goals for the 2025 tours. Did she reach them?
Takeaways from the second year of Future Tides’ free walking tours
Minimalist marketing, a new tip jar and more participants.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Three takeaways from Cara Kuhlman's second year of
Future Tide's free walking tours: minimalist marketing, a new tip jar and more participants. Kuhlman had three key goals for the 2025 tours. Did she reach them?
Future Tide's free walking tours: minimalist marketing, a new tip jar and more participants. Kuhlman had three key goals for the 2025 tours. Did she reach them?
inewsource used interactive mapping to highlight community assets and identify potential partners for events and trainings. Here's how. rjionline.org/news/going-b...
Going beyond traditional surveying to map community assets
Highlight community resources and stakeholders through interactive mapping.
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November 3, 2025 at 10:43 PM
inewsource used interactive mapping to highlight community assets and identify potential partners for events and trainings. Here's how. rjionline.org/news/going-b...
Jared Schroeder writes about a new RJI resource that tracks state-level legislation aimed at reversing the decline of local journalism. "The efforts, particularly to those who are concerned about government interventions into journalistic independence, are surprisingly innovative."
Watering News Deserts - Nieman Reports
RJI's new online resource tracks U.S. state-level legislation aimed at reversing decline of local journalism
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October 31, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Jared Schroeder writes about a new RJI resource that tracks state-level legislation aimed at reversing the decline of local journalism. "The efforts, particularly to those who are concerned about government interventions into journalistic independence, are surprisingly innovative."
Nonprofit @trustingnews.bsky.social offers guidance on ethical AI use, disclosure policies and community engagement to strengthen public confidence. Trusting News was incubated as a project at RJI in 2016. Via Editor & Publisher. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/ai-t...
AI Trust Kit helps newsrooms win back skeptical readers - Editor and Publisher
Trust in journalism is at a historic low — and fewer than a third of Americans say they trust artificial intelligence. That’s why nonprofit Trusting News has released a new AI Trust Kit, a hands-on gu...
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October 30, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Nonprofit @trustingnews.bsky.social offers guidance on ethical AI use, disclosure policies and community engagement to strengthen public confidence. Trusting News was incubated as a project at RJI in 2016. Via Editor & Publisher. www.editorandpublisher.com/stories/ai-t...
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For my project @rjionline.bsky.social project, I am doing a roll call for local arts news outlets. So places like @racketmn.com, @bmoreart.bsky.social rt.bsky.social, @theshout.shoutwichita.com.ap.brid.gy (And others not on Blue Sky.)
Can anyone help add to the list? 🙏
Can anyone help add to the list? 🙏
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
For my project @rjionline.bsky.social project, I am doing a roll call for local arts news outlets. So places like @racketmn.com, @bmoreart.bsky.social rt.bsky.social, @theshout.shoutwichita.com.ap.brid.gy (And others not on Blue Sky.)
Can anyone help add to the list? 🙏
Can anyone help add to the list? 🙏
RJI Innovation in Focus' Taylor Bowman sat down with Kait Guild and Michael Lawler from Mobile Health Map to learn how their work tracking local health resources to identify community issues can help journalists build trust and relationships with their audiences. rjionline.org/news/how-com...
How community mapping can lead to impact in public health and community journalism
A conversation with Kait Guild and Michael Lawler, Mobile Health Map.
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October 29, 2025 at 12:00 AM
RJI Innovation in Focus' Taylor Bowman sat down with Kait Guild and Michael Lawler from Mobile Health Map to learn how their work tracking local health resources to identify community issues can help journalists build trust and relationships with their audiences. rjionline.org/news/how-com...
Two @mujschool.bsky.social students — Taylor Bowman and Ishrat Madiha — are working with organizations across the U.S. to implement new strategies and techniques in journalism. Both are student staffers with RJI Innovation in Focus. rjionline.org/news/rji-inn...
RJI Innovation in Focus students begin nationwide media experiments
Two Missouri School of Journalism students are starting their semesters with the Reynold Journalism Institute’s Innovation in Focus program, working with organizations across the U.S. to implement new...
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October 24, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Two @mujschool.bsky.social students — Taylor Bowman and Ishrat Madiha — are working with organizations across the U.S. to implement new strategies and techniques in journalism. Both are student staffers with RJI Innovation in Focus. rjionline.org/news/rji-inn...
(1/1) Applications close Nov. 7 for news orgs wishing to participate in 2026 RJI Student Innovation Fellowships. RJI's Emily Lytle (photo 1) conducted a Q&A yesterday at RJI for @mujschool.bsky.social students who are interested in applying for next summer. Their deadline is also Nov. 7.
October 23, 2025 at 4:23 PM
(1/1) Applications close Nov. 7 for news orgs wishing to participate in 2026 RJI Student Innovation Fellowships. RJI's Emily Lytle (photo 1) conducted a Q&A yesterday at RJI for @mujschool.bsky.social students who are interested in applying for next summer. Their deadline is also Nov. 7.
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Journalists on any beat: Do you want to confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, or context into your reporting? Join @theopennotebook.bsky.social and @rjionline.bsky.social for a webinar introducing the Science Reporting Navigator Thurs, Oct 23 at 2pm CT! bit.ly/NavigatorLaunch.
October 22, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Journalists on any beat: Do you want to confidently incorporate scientific evidence, perspectives, or context into your reporting? Join @theopennotebook.bsky.social and @rjionline.bsky.social for a webinar introducing the Science Reporting Navigator Thurs, Oct 23 at 2pm CT! bit.ly/NavigatorLaunch.
The next Community Conversation explores RJI's partnership with @elcolectivo506.bsky.social to build a solutions journalism pitchbot. Learn about the project, sign up to be a beta tester and ask questions. Register: umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/regi....
October 21, 2025 at 9:58 PM
The next Community Conversation explores RJI's partnership with @elcolectivo506.bsky.social to build a solutions journalism pitchbot. Learn about the project, sign up to be a beta tester and ask questions. Register: umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/regi....
"More states are proposing advertising set-aside bills because they offer a quick fix. They do not seek new funding but redirect dollars governments already spend. ..." rjionline.org/news/ad-doll...
Ad dollars from cities or states could be a lifeline for community news media
But efforts to require agencies to take out ads with local news sites have had spotty results.
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October 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
"More states are proposing advertising set-aside bills because they offer a quick fix. They do not seek new funding but redirect dollars governments already spend. ..." rjionline.org/news/ad-doll...
The 2026 competition's focus: news influencers. Learn more and enter: rjionline.org/studentinnov....
October 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
The 2026 competition's focus: news influencers. Learn more and enter: rjionline.org/studentinnov....
RJI Fellow Monica Williams speaks with Planet Detroit founder Nina Ignaczak, who shares lessons from her six-year journey of building a nonprofit newsroom. rjionline.org/news/establi...
October 16, 2025 at 3:57 PM
RJI Fellow Monica Williams speaks with Planet Detroit founder Nina Ignaczak, who shares lessons from her six-year journey of building a nonprofit newsroom. rjionline.org/news/establi...
As the Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations at @mujschool.bsky.social, Karen Brophy will also partner with RJI to experiment with tools and strategies for the benefit of both the J-School's Missouri News Network and the wider industry. journalism.missouri.edu/2025/10/kare...
Karen Brophy joins Missouri School of Journalism as Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations
By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 15, 2025) — The Missouri School of Journalism announced today that Karen Brophy, a news product management and digital strategy leader for over 20 years…
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October 15, 2025 at 8:16 PM
As the Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations at @mujschool.bsky.social, Karen Brophy will also partner with RJI to experiment with tools and strategies for the benefit of both the J-School's Missouri News Network and the wider industry. journalism.missouri.edu/2025/10/kare...
The 2024-2025 RJI Fellows are helping journalists and newsrooms implement new tools to meet vital challenges and gaps in the news industry. Check out their new resources and learn how to apply them in your newsroom. rjionline.org/news/how-the...
October 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
The 2024-2025 RJI Fellows are helping journalists and newsrooms implement new tools to meet vital challenges and gaps in the news industry. Check out their new resources and learn how to apply them in your newsroom. rjionline.org/news/how-the...