RJI Student Innovation Fellows
The RJI Student Innovation Fellows are Mizzou journalism students who are awarded fellowships to work with newsrooms across the country for the summer to introduce new and build upon current innovative initiatives.
Build a culture and practice of user research across the newsroom
Translate your team’s projects into a culture of listening to users, data-informed products and frequent research sprint.
Wok and scroll: the process of designing an animated information graphic
Four tips on expediting your next animated adventure.
Early lessons about using Threads to engage your community
From allotted character count to engagement strategies, takeaways from the Springfield News-Leader.
Testing API’s source tracking tool with local newsrooms
Lessons learned and common challenges with implementing the Source Matters tool.
Making Census data accessible for reporters with varying data literacy
Your guide to variables, visualizations and more.
Maximizing your membership program with product thinking and user research
Increase the value of membership for members by meeting them where they are, testing internal assumptions and employing product thinking.
Going beyond local data to contextualize a community issue
Tools and advice for finding and analyzing data in rural Lake County, California.
How to gain buy-in and knowledge before building a news product
At the Star Tribune, Emily Hood will be creating a Slackbot to generate audience analytics reports. These reports can better support the newsroom as they learn about their online performance and adjust their content strategies.
Being the utility man of product work
There is a lot to gain from getting to experiment in different spaces of product work on a team.
How to curate product kits with resources you already have
Repackaging past work into helpful tools for your audience.