RJI Fellows 2025–2026

Introducing the 2025-2026 RJI Fellows

The Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism has announced the 2025-2026 class of RJI Fellows, who will work to create and test free, open-source resources for journalists and community newsrooms.

An example of a news tip automated to be sent from Airtable to Slack

How a new workflow aims to strengthen community relationships through news tips

A guide for streamlining news tips with Airtable, Slack.

2026 RJI Student Innovation Competition

2026 RJI Student Innovation Competition open for entries

This years annual RJI Student Innovation Competion is open for entries! Teams can be made of students from any university in the USA and the deadline to enter is October 17. Ten finalist teams will be chosen to try their idea in their community and present the results to the judges in April! First place is $10,000

RJI News

Documented journalists during a newsroom retreat (Courtesy of Documented)

Should journalists try to make change in the world?

We already are, we just don’t call it that.

Kalyn Laire along with Epicenter NYC interns Julian Tiburcio and Amanda DeJesus present audience strategy proposals to the rest of the Epicenter NYC team. Photo: Carolina Valencia

How we built our vertical video guide

A living resource to support onboarding, consistency and experimentation at Epicenter NYC.
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Building a centralized content sharing platform for newsrooms

Making discoverability, republishing and sharing a priority.
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Training a newsroom on data visualizations

Creating an accessible, comprehensive guide to data viz for reporters at all skill levels.
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2025–2026 Fellows

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute invites proposals from individuals and organizations who wish to partner with us on innovative projects that strengthen journalism's future.

Sarah Blesener

Sarah Blesener

Independent

Tara Francis Chan

Tara Francis Chan

The Trace

Jennifer Jacklin-Stratton

Jennifer Jacklin-Stratton

Catchlight

Cara Kuhlman

Cara Kuhlman

Future Tides

Nicole Lewis

Nicole Lewis

The Marshall Project

Rebecca Ritzel

Rebecca Ritzel

RJI Residential Fellow

Susan Stellin

Susan Stellin

Independent

Lam Vo

Lam Vo

Documented

Monica Williams

Monica Williams

Independent

Claudia Yaujar-Amaro

Claudia Yaujar-Amaro

Planeta Venus

Meet Our Fellows

RJI Spotlight

Innovation in Focus

Innovation in Focus

Innovation in Focus is a series exploring new tech, tools and methods of storytelling for newsrooms worldwide. We interview experts, test ideas and provide our findings on a different topic each month.
RJI Columns

RJI Columns

RJI works with professionals in diverse fields within the journalism industry to provide keen insights and information.
RJI Fellows 2024-2025

RJI Fellows class of 2024-2025

Come meet our current fellows and see the great work they're doing.
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