Engagement
Driving newsletter subscriptions through postcards
A community engagement project, analog style Covering everything from school district events to sports in a Kansas town of about 6,000 residents, reporters at the Eudora Times are well connected with their community. Still, the paper was interested in extending their reach beyond their immediate surroundings. They also wanted to draw more eyes to their … Continued
Building better practices for covering gun violence
In 2019, Jim MacMillan started his Reynolds Journalism Institute fellowship with a hunch: that the common ways journalists reported on gun violence weren’t helping the public understand the crisis and were often causing further harm to gun violence survivors and their communities.
Creative in-person ideas to increase audience engagement
A conversation with Gabrielle Contesti.
‘Critics in Columbia’ pilots alternative to imperfect press junket formula
True/False, a documentary film festival running March 5-8 in Columbia, Missouri, is the stage for a pilot program that will showcase an alternative method of bringing the press and arts festivals together.
An RJI Fellowship resource helping journalists make data listenable
For her 2024-2025 RJI Fellowship, Aura Walmer developed a toolkit to help journalists tell data stories through audio — an approach known as data sonification.
Introducing Covering Drugs: A media resource guide
This 150-page reference guide includes research, surveys, data, and other helpful information for journalists covering substance use, addiction, overdose, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.
Covering Immigration: Journalism needs more than good intentions
Tools for ethical, accurate immigration coverage.
Seven years ago, Uruguay got serious about disinformation. It mattered
Journalists built coalitions with competitors, politicians, academics and others to hold presidential campaigns accountable.
FCC’s ban of foreign-made drones affects the biggest maker on the market
There are still DJI models for sale, but future drones won’t be available unless the federal government stance changes.
Evaluating research about drugs and addiction: The danger of a single study
Asking key questions when evaluating studies can help improve the quality of reporting about research.