RJI news
Want financial backing for your news organization? Collaborate with others
The future (and present) of journalism is collaborative, not competitive.
Efficient ways to collect information for a community directory
Experimenting with tools that scrape websites, collect data and format it efficiently.
The traffic and revenue crisis for news is a symptom of Big Tech’s economy-wide trust collapse
The news business is a key part of the solution.
The case for treating the news like a campaign
At Outlier Media, Sarah Alvarez learned that making an impact for low-income Detroiters meant reporting on complex problems and not letting up.
Finalists named in 2026 Student Innovation Competition
Ten teams of college students from around the country have been selected as finalists in the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s 2026 Student Innovation Competition.
Takeaways from the second year of Future Tides’ free walking tours
Minimalist marketing, a new tip jar and more participants.
How to slow down, and down, and down
Demystifying the visual journalism process.
Going beyond traditional surveying to map community assets
Highlight community resources and stakeholders through interactive mapping.
How community mapping can lead to impact in public health and community journalism
A conversation with Kait Guild and Michael Lawler, Mobile Health Map.
![Taylor Bowman [left] and Ishrat Madiha](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/bowmantmadihai25102302.jpg)
RJI Innovation in Focus students begin nationwide media experiments
Two Missouri School of Journalism students are starting their semesters with the Reynold Journalism Institute’s Innovation in Focus program, working with organizations across the U.S. to implement new strategies and techniques in journalism.