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In the Hall of the Lost Steps in the Legislative Palace, the leaders of the six Uruguayan political parties signed the Ethical Pact against disinformation April 26, 2019. Photo courtesy of: Departamento de Fotografía del Parlamento del Uruguay.
February 23, 2026
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Seven years ago, Uruguay got serious about disinformation. It mattered

Journalists built coalitions with competitors, politicians, academics and others to hold presidential campaigns accountable.

Muhammad Osama Farooq, Mariia Novoselia, Elizaveta Orlova, Laiba Khan Zai
February 20, 2026
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RJI Student Innovation Fellows to spark innovation at four newsrooms around the country

Four international master’s students at the Missouri School of Journalism have been chosen for the 2026 class of Student Innovation Fellows at the School’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI).

Screenshot from The Democracy Group's Podcast Political Science Syllabus Companion
February 10, 2026
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Building a syllabus companion to help educators integrate podcasts into their classrooms

A conversation with Jenna Spinelle and Brandon Stover.

Mosaic of photos and text from the year's projects
December 17, 2025
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This year we launched 16 short-term experiments with newsrooms across the country

From personal ads to web scraping and revenue streams; here’s what we learned

The Public Media Careers homepage, created by Alex Curley.
December 10, 2025
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Creating a directory of job listings for public media

A conversation with Alex Curley.

Assistant Practical Professor Dominick Lee is a Part 107 commercial drone pilot with over 500 flight hours. He teaches the Drone Journalism course at Mizzou and flys the DJI Mavic 3 Pro to capture aerial videography for KOMU 8 newscasts.
November 18, 2025
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Drones’ impact on journalism continues to grow

Innovations can outpace regulations, says “The Drone Professor.”

Sarah Alvarez at her desk at Outlier Media.
November 6, 2025
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The case for treating the news like a campaign

At Outlier Media, Sarah Alvarez learned that making an impact for low-income Detroiters meant reporting on complex problems and not letting up.

Taylor Bowman [left] and Ishrat Madiha
October 24, 2025
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RJI Innovation in Focus students begin nationwide media experiments

Two Missouri School of Journalism students are starting their semesters with the Reynold Journalism Institute’s Innovation in Focus program, working with organizations across the U.S. to implement new strategies and techniques in journalism.

Kalyn Laire along with Epicenter NYC interns Julian Tiburcio and Amanda DeJesus present audience strategy proposals to the rest of the Epicenter NYC team. Photo: Carolina Valencia
August 26, 2025
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How we built our vertical video guide

A living resource to support onboarding, consistency and experimentation at Epicenter NYC.

Screenshot of Toolkit document
August 21, 2025
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Training a newsroom on data visualizations

Creating an accessible, comprehensive guide to data viz for reporters at all skill levels.

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