Author: Lamar
Fact checking police claims about crime with data maps
Identifying the influx of one local police department’s calls for service.
Integrating data visualization into a reporter’s workflow
Finding tools and methods that work for your newsroom.
From stickers to suggestion boxes, centering audience in your growth
CivicLex is relaunching its website and newsletter: Here’s how community engagement came first.
Reviving personal ads
A conversation with Brent Stroud at Cincinnati CityBeat.
Personal ads drive community engagement for alt-weekly
How we worked with Pittsburgh City Paper to create a modern-day personals section.
Four ways to break down large revenue goals into short-term experiments
From thank-you notes and swag to email strategies reaching specific audiences, what more than 20 newsrooms tested.
Walking tours for community engagement
A conversation with Cara Kuhlman, Future Tides.
Embracing AI as ‘assistant’ opens door to better election coverage
Playbook walks community newsrooms through creation of AI-assisted election dashboard.
Scientific evidence belongs in any beat
Our interactive toolkit is almost ready for beta testing.
Trio of industry leaders at Missouri School of Journalism and Reynolds Journalism Institute win esteemed NPPA Awards
Three members of the staff and faculty at the Missouri School of Journalism and the School’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) have won top awards from the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA). Jackie Bell, Marie D. De Jesús and Kat Duncan each earned honors recognizing their efforts to support visual journalism.