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Journalism innovation often skips the necessary because of a failure of perspective
Grid News and Punchbowl News. Two new national newsrooms launched during the pandemic. Both claim to be different takes on how to reinvent journalism in the U.S. But beyond being well resourced, it’s not yet clear how either of these newsrooms will be more innovative than their predecessors beyond attrition.
Don’t get SLAPPed: Minimizing the risk of vexatious libel lawsuits
Plaintiffs are increasingly using legal tactics to shut down criticism.
Using public state data to build a bill tracker
A conversation with Caleb Bedillion of the Marshall Project.
The influence of money
How types of revenue affect publishers’ operations.
Finding a legislation tracking tool that fits your newsroom’s needs
Six tools for tracking bills and topics across different states.
Couch Talk: Testing out a new, community-focused vertical video series
Lessons learned from one an on the street video strategy.
The surprising truth about ‘pink slime’ journalism
Pink slime news is low quality — but not because of political bias, according to research from the Missouri School of Journalism.
Rural towns give rise to ‘volunteer journalism’
Community members step in when professional newsrooms die. News is driven by duty, not dollars.
Vote: 2025 RJI Student Innovation Competition
This year’s challenge was for student teams to create something to help journalists and newsrooms tackle the increasing rates of news avoidance to get vital information to the communities they serve. Is it changing the way we present, produce or create news?
Looking at the reactionary response to media’s 2020 ‘reckoning’
It’s not just broken promises at stake. It’s the future of the news and information ecosystem.