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As RJI and the mid-Missouri entrepreneurial community come up with more innovative concepts and projects, how do they find and cultivate the young talent to drive those initiatives? Keith Politte, RJI's manager of the Technology Testing Center, reviewed the various projects RJI advanced over the past year to grow local technology and entrepreneurial talent.

When we first began this project, we already knew that journalism was shifting in a new direction. Whether or not mobile journalism would play a large role was unknown. After our experiences this semester, we believe mobile journalism will be a part of the evolution of the industry.

Peter Meng was browsing Twitter when he got his big idea. He typed “for sale” in Twitter’s search box, and was amazed at how many people were using the site to post items for sale. The problem? Those posts were only being viewed by people who followed the user with an item for sale. This revelation led to Meng’s conceptual development of adFreeq:

News and commentary of interest to journalism innovators and entrepreneurs

About a month ago I reported at a bike polo practice but the light, especially during the interview, wasn't the greatest. Because the majority of the practice takes place at night, lit only by street lamps, there was nothing to light the interviewee's face and I did not have an external light on me that day. I went back a few weeks later and I set up the light exactly as how the kit is set up to use the external light. Below is what I collected. The content of the video is irrelevant, we are just using it as a light test.

This week I covered the Pride Parade, held on campus April 25, 2012. Lots of signs, colorful clothing and chanting made for a good audio project—and audio was something I wanted to experience before the semester ends.

One problem I had is just a transition from regular equipment to the cell phone. It’s a completely different way of collecting material.

Students targeted in-depth, online reporting of mental health issues in Missouri to produce innovative journalism that expands awareness and broadens perspective about a localized issue.

Can you really use a smartphone as a reporting tool? Find out how.

The concept of paid content for newspapers online has been a controversial one, and one that has only recently begun to gain some traction with major newspapers.

In today’s web-driven world, newspapers now compete with online products and have to find a way to break out of the clutter. One way to do that is to understand how the brain processes information, to better understand what news websites need to do to stand out.

As YAYAs enters the job market, employers are faced with the challenge of not just hiring quality young adults, but finding ways to keep them around.

It’s long been assumed that men are more likely to deal with car problems and women with household operations. Thus you’ll see tire ads in the sports section and home care products advertised in feature sections or on TV dramas. Might a deeper analysis of the consumers that businesses want to reach matched appropriately to the growing variety of news and programming products offered by the media result in improved performance for both the businesses and the media?

Who needs fancy cameras tethered to cars or zip lines … when you could be using Quadropcopter!?

Managing website comments and finding ways to glean important threads of conversations are among the top challenges for those seeking to strengthen brands and loyalty among brands and audiences.

RJI supports student innovation in the development of skills and products for news media in transition.

Despite the decline of newspaper classified ads, opportunities exist for those willing to adapt and focus on the user experience.

The Gerald M. Boyd Politics and Press Responsibility Series was created to honor the former New York Times managing editor and Mizzou alum by his widow Robin Stone. This year's program was moderated by Mark Russell, editor of the Orlando Sentinel, a Missouri Honor Medalist and a Mizzou alum.

The pace of change: the gadgets just keep on coming. The Gadget Guy shares what's new.