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.
How we built our vertical video guide
A living resource to support onboarding, consistency and experimentation at Epicenter NYC.
Training a newsroom on data visualizations
Creating an accessible, comprehensive guide to data viz for reporters at all skill levels.
Creating a map visualization that can auto-update data over time
Making public data more accessible with Tableau Public and GitHub actions.
Newsletter A/B tests you can try — and how to set it up
Experimenting by adding links and generating AI summaries for newsletters.
Integrating more visual storytelling into a text heavy newsroom
Mountain State Spotlight’s templates and tips for starting with vertical video.
Building a civic health guide that inspires action and education
Lessons learned from creating Sioux Falls 101.
How a more collaborative workflow can shift your newsroom to a digital first presence
Working with The Keene Sentinel this summer, the biggest question we were asking ourselves was how to increase our digital presence.
Digital and in-person strategies that go beyond translation
How to grow your readership with culturally competent content.
Experimenting with content strategies on Instagram, LinkedIn
What we’ve learned as we grow Sioux Falls Simplified’s social presence.
Using audio automation to engage with audiences
Implementing the text-to-audio tool Everlit.