RJI news
Introducing the Journalism Source of Safety (J-SOS) app
Building the journalist safety app I always needed.
How to build social-first data visualizations
Communicating key data and information to your audience through visuals.
How editing sessions with writers can strengthen your newsroom
Research-backed tutoring techniques you might already be using.
How to work with librarians and ESL teachers to reach communities
A blueprint for finding ways to collaborate with librarians and other civil servants to bring quality information to hard-to-reach communities An update about immigration policies. News about the wars in Iran and Israel. The recipe of a delicious meal. This is how one ESL (English as a Second Language) adult student described their social media … Continued
How to get your reporters started with vertical video
Muhammad Osama Farooq is a 2026 RJI Student Innovation Fellow partnered with Detroit Free Press. The RJI Student Fellows will be sharing their innovative work throughout the summer in Innovation in Focus. Many newsrooms want to create better vertical videos because they know that their audiences are scrolling on Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. … Continued
Introducing Eden Dinneen, RJI Innovation in Focus Editor
Eden Dinneen is the new Innovation in Focus Editor at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute.
How to start a youth reporting program in your community
What Mirror Indy learned while launching a new summer program that helps young people report stories from their own neighborhoods.
Google Colab for data tracking and automation
Tips for data cleaning, set up and using APIs.
Building a local legislation tracker
Multiple municipalities, data extraction and getting started with automation.
How rural weeklies in Missouri are covering arts and culture
Newspapers see arts as community builders.