Engagement
Takeaways from the second year of Future Tides’ free walking tours
Minimalist marketing, a new tip jar and more participants.
How the 2024–25 RJI Fellows are moving journalism forward
Six months of impact, implementation and growth.
When legal help becomes harm
When Luis Montellano (name anonymized for safety reasons) got a letter in the mail with a new Social Security number, he felt hopeful. A woman had promised she could fix his immigration status. She was the wife of an attorney in Wichita, Kansas, and she told him about something she called the “10-year law.” “If … Continued
Covering the drug supply, risks and trends
Educating readers, listeners, and viewers about drugs, risks, and their effects—without overstating threats
Report like an anthropologist
From ethnographic interviews to semiotic mapping: Small newsrooms can do big things, you just need the right tools.
Introducing AskRJI, an experimental chatbot
AskRJI places a wealth of knowledge and resources about community journalism at your fingertips.
Saving the symbiotic relationship between listings and local arts communities
One musician uses his platform to call for philanthropic renaissance.
Understanding the difference between substance use disorders and addiction
The distinction is important, but sometimes gets blurred in media coverage.
Newsletter A/B tests you can try — and how to set it up
Experimenting by adding links and generating AI summaries for newsletters.
Funding arts journalism’s future
Building a new repository and nonprofit for arts journalism.