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Quick experiments to find what resonates with your audience
Three different types of vertical video with the Maine Monitor to find what works Resources to replicate this experiment The Maine Monitor is a non-profit organization which brings investigative and explanatory content to Maine citizens. Founded in 2020, through the Maine Center for Public Interesting Reporting, the publication reaches across the state. They have consistently … Continued
More states back local journalism with tax credits this session
In New Mexico, a local journalism tax credit was years in the making.
Journalism must retire ‘no comment’ phrase, new survey from Reynolds Journalism Institute reveals
Addressing the rising tide of “no comment” could help the industry solve its dual crises of declining trust and rising hostility.
Mary Heisey and Kelsey Tolchin-Kupferer
Mary Heisey was a 2022 RJI Fellow. She created the Youth Media Starter Guide. She and Kelsey Tolchin-Kupferer collaborated to create a comprehensive guide that supports radio newsrooms in creating or expanding youth media programs to train and invest in the next generation of journalists as well as engage future listeners, leaders, and supporters of … Continued
Tamara Power-Drutis and Sangeeta Singh-Kurtz
Tamara Power-Drutis is the chief of staff at Amplifier, a nonpartisan art machine for social change that aims to flip artists into activists and observers into participants. Power-Drutis is the former executive director of the Northwest independent news site Crosscut Public Media, which has a goal of informing a public capable of solving the current … Continued
News Founders Workshop
Join us for our News Founders Workshop! This is a limited seat, off-the-record, workshop that will provide the space, guidance and resources for news founders to figure out the next step for their organizations and themselves. Dates: November 13-14, 2026 Location: Reynolds Journalism Institute, Columbia, Missouri This experience is two days of hands-on sessions and collaborative activities … Continued
How to get started creating vertical videos
A conversation with creator journalist Alexa Stone.
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Spread, a new method for connecting newsrooms and social media creators, wins grand prize in Student Innovation Competition
The Reynolds Journalism Institute awarded $13,500 in prizes Thursday to the top three teams in its annual Student Innovation Competition.
Rural Revenue Transformation Workshop draws rural news leaders together to generate ideas and put them into practice
News leaders from all over the country gathered this April at the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) to tackle the revenue challenges facing rural news.