Engagement
The People’s Beat: Finding the right pace as a startup newsroom
Diversifying tasks and coverage while finding solutions to the challenges of being a startup led by people of color.
Growing collaborative local journalism means expecting the unexpected
The Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk, based at the University of Missouri, is finding creative ways to navigate a perpetual struggle: how to make our free, collaborative content so available and relevant that it’s a no-brainer for any local newsroom to join in.
Making sense of your core web vitals
Learn how the loading speed, accessibility and other performance metrics of your news site stacks up.
Acknowledging the toll
Why we need trauma-informed safety training for journalists.
![[L-R] Brian Manzullo, the social, search and audience editor at the Detroit Free Press; Theresa Poulson, senior product manager at McClatchy; Harold Goodridge, digital director at First Coast News; and David Higgerson, chief digital chief digital publisher at UK-based newspaper group Reach plc.](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2022/09/ai22092301.jpg)
ONA22: Metrics and mission don’t have to stay separate
At ONA22, yesterday’s Tech Trends talk tying the future of journalism to AI and the metaverse gave way to a discussion today about using AI and data-driven decision-making to connect more closely with audiences.
Honoring the vulnerability of people’s stories when designing projects
A conversation with Ilia Blinderman, Senior Journalist-Engineer at The Pudding.
RJI opens ONA22 with hands-on workshop exploring source diversity in journalism
The session also introduced a new tool, co-developed with Chalkbeat, that helps newsrooms audit their source lists to identify overrepresented and underrepresented voices.
Building a visual storytelling experience in Newspack
Newspack streamlines publisher content, but creative storytelling can be a challenge.
How listening sessions can connect you to the local community
Build trust and improve content coverage from direct contact with readers.
Measuring impact by engaging with readers about your news product
Irina Matchavarini is a 2022 RJI Student Innovation Fellow partnered with the Chicago Reporter and Illinois Latino News in Chicago. The RJI Student Fellows will be sharing their product work throughout the summer in Innovation in Focus. In partnership with the Chicago Reporter and Illinois Latino News — newsrooms covering race, social justice and community … Continued