Events
Launching the Arts Journalism Initiative
Faced with a declining landscape for traditional arts coverage, shrinking newsroom budgets and an explosive rise in digital influencers filling the vacuum, 2025-2026 Residential RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel set out to look for solutions that preserve the quality and integrity of arts and culture journalism. Ritzel, a freelance arts and entertainment reporter and longtime contributor … Continued
The Bridge (RiverWise)
I teamed up with an after school program to have a listening session with students about what they want to see in the news, and then the students created our April newsletter.
The Edge
The Edge has been the only outlet to break stories in important land use events locally, and to continue following the stories at every stage.
Reinterpretar/APFJ
Reinterpretar partnered with Factchequeado to lead a workshop at the Queens Museum about how to identify misinformation and improve your information diet.
J. The Jewish News of Northern California
In honor of J.’s 130 year legacy of prolific archives and serving the Bay Area Jewish community, I created an event centering community stories, archives and local history on Mar 22.
Feet in 2 Worlds
Feet in 2 Worlds brought back our virtual workshops focused on audio journalism techniques, “Interviewing for Audio” — a two-day course.
Conecta Arizona
Cafecito en el Jardín 2026, was developed as a direct outcome of my participation in the Reynolds Journalism Institute Community-Centered Symposium, where I focused on strategies to deepen audience engagement and expand reach for Conecta Arizona.
Charlottesville Tomorrow
Community Engagement Lead Sabrina Feggans and Community Editor Atlee Webber piloted a new, traveling community engagement series called Coffee & Conversation.
American Press Institute
In March, the American Press Institute launched a community dinner for our audience of news leaders and product thinkers.
![Randy Picht [right] and Kat Duncan announce the winners of the 2026 RJI Student Innovation Competittion](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/competition26050101.jpg)
Spread, a new method for connecting newsrooms and social media creators, wins grand prize in Student Innovation Competition
The Reynolds Journalism Institute awarded $13,500 in prizes Thursday to the top three teams in its annual Student Innovation Competition.