Citizen and community news
Tips for communicating your newsroom’s impact
Templates and lessons learned from the Flathead Beacon’s first report.
Innovation in Focus at the Radically Rural summit
The Reynolds Journalism Institute’s (RJI) Innovation in Focus series, featuring RJI partnerships with community news organizations to experiment with new strategies and technology, will touch down later this month at the Radically Rural summit in Keene, New Hampshire (register here). It’s the latest opportunity for small and rural news organizations to connect with Emily Lytle, … Continued
The Defender Handbook
Introducing a practical guide to creating a community-centric and digital-first media organization.
Understanding and communicating impact
How we analyzed our reader survey and used the results to tell our story at Next City.
The start and sustainability of the Daily Memphian
The news outlet started up with big donations but has diversified.
Early lessons from elections roundtables in West Virginia
A conversation with Tyler Dedrick, Mountain State Spotlight.
Understanding our communities to better shape our coverage of them
Practical tips on utilizing lived experiences to build trust and relationships.
Planning a community pop-up event? Start by talking to local organizers
A conversation with Maya Chupkov, founder of the Proud Stutter podcast.
Low-lift events that can spark meaningful storytelling and community connection
Lessons learned when we invited the community to write heartfelt letters In an effort to foster community engagement and connection, the Innovation in Focus team partnered with Vox Magazine on a multimedia story that came from a community pop-up event. After seeing examples of moving storytelling from newsrooms like El Tímpano, where their team gathered … Continued
Introducing the Local News Go Bag Toolkit
This resource provides news outlets with a set of tools and templates to begin preparing and refining their emergency coverage.