Engagement
Shoshana Walter exposing exploitation-for-profit of people with addictions
With support from the Watchdog Writers Group at the Missouri School of Journalism, Walter is telling the stories of a mistreated and oft-overlooked segment of society.
Q&A with Darryl Holliday: Lessons in training everyday people to document public events
“I think people get it much more quickly than journalists will give them credit for.”
Small publishers can build meaningful engagement practices without more time or resources
It will help you serve the people who are most on board with your mission — and most likely to read and need your reporting.
We’ve put a radio station, TV station, newspaper, magazine and business service all in one space
Here’s what we’re learning from our new collaboration toward a single newsroom.
Lessons learned from a scoop out of San Quentin
Last month, the Prison Journalism Project broke new ground with a story that began with an unexpected phone call from our correspondent inside San Quentin State Prison in the San Francisco Bay area.
Use audio to promote greater audience engagement
Social media and smartphones have made it easier than ever for newsrooms to encourage, and use, user-generated content.
Missouri School of Journalism’s Watchdog Writers Group announces new fellows and student reporters
Authors and students will produce books and articles on climate change and agriculture, the big business of addiction recovery, and the America’s housing crisis and credit system.
Who’s building my city? This local service journalism tool will help residents find answers
The Detroit Development Tracker will put data into the hands of those most affected.
Maintaining digital projects in your newsroom
Create a Tableau dashboard that anyone can update with Google Sheets I had a busy summer working with and creating interactive digital tools for the Mankato Free Press. My work ranged from daily graphics to bigger long-term digital tools. I branched out from my comfort zone, using tools like Tableau and Flourish in ways I … Continued
How texting can help boost your service journalism efforts
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Reporting’s partner, News 414, is trying Public Input to talk to readers and help them find resources for housing, food pantries, or even speak directly to a reporter.