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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.

Kathambari Ramkumar, Sophia Anderson, Sophie Rentschler, Makayla Voris, Kalyn Laire, Cristal Sanchez, Genevieve Smith
January 31, 2025

Seven Student Innovation Fellows to spend summer at community news organizations across the country

The Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism is sending seven journalism students to work at community newsrooms all over the country this summer.

Fellow Anna Colletto presented a brown bag session about user research at the Texas Tribune.
September 25, 2023

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.

Screenshot from Adobe Premiere project
August 14, 2023

Wok and scroll: the process of designing an animated information graphic

Four tips on expediting your next animated adventure.

Screenshot of Threads user card for the Springfield News-Leader
August 7, 2023

Early lessons about using Threads to engage your community

From allotted character count to engagement strategies, takeaways from the Springfield News-Leader.

One-on-one meeting with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s project manager to get feedback on using the Source Matters tool.
July 18, 2023

Testing API’s source tracking tool with local newsrooms

Lessons learned and common challenges with implementing the Source Matters tool.

See the median age of each California county
July 17, 2023

Making Census data accessible for reporters with varying data literacy

Your guide to variables, visualizations and more.

The Texas Tribune. Independent News. Trusted by Texans. Support us.
July 13, 2023

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.

Tables and charts in Excel demonstrate the changing percentage of people 65 and over in Lake County California compared to the adjusted death rate in the same time frame.
July 12, 2023

Going beyond local data to contextualize a community issue

Tools and advice for finding and analyzing data in rural Lake County, California.

Emily Hood presents her proposed projects to reporters and editors in the Star Tribune’s office in downtown Minneapolis. Photo: Sydney Lewis
July 5, 2023

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.

A large header image reads "Being the Utility Man of Product Work" surrounded by different images of tasks done. On the first row, these images are: a news quiz, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution home page, and a wireframe mockup. On the second row, these images are: an Instagram story mock-up for a newsletter named "The Jolt", an Instagram story mock-up for an episode of "Braves Report", and a screenshot of a brand guidelines page.
September 26, 2022

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.

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