Innovation
How to bring democracy into your newsroom
Build a power-sharing decision making model that works for you.
AI takes ONA23 by storm
ONA 23, the Online News Association’s annual conference held last week in Philadelphia, demonstrated just how quickly artificial intelligence and machine learning have become a dominant focus in the industry, even as news organizations largely remain cautious about integrating Large Language Models like ChatGPT into workflows.
Two friendly AI sidekicks for web reading
These plugins help summarize, synthesize and analyze.
The removal of ego
The problem, especially when it comes to disability, media, and innovation, is that everyone thinks they know how to solve it, including those who need to listen most.
Explaining complicated ideas, processes with digestible and impactful graphics
A conversation with Kavya Beheraj, Axios.
RJI Innovation Hub launches, brings together free resources for newsrooms
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) has announced the launch of the RJI Innovation Hub, an interactive website where RJI’s toolkits, guides and other resources for journalists and newsrooms are available in one place. These free resources — such as Agenda Watch, a tool that gathers information from public government meetings, or a guide … Continued
Tips for starting a hyperlocal podcast
What we learned from debuting a local sports podcast.
Using Flourish stories to build a visual data experience
How we crafted a complete package on changing health outcomes in Lake County, California.
Wok and scroll: the process of designing an animated information graphic
Four tips on expediting your next animated adventure.
The argument for sensitivity readers
Equity cannot be achieved through staffing alone Some years ago my news organization began employing sensitivity readers in our work. We didn’t call it that at the time. The broad imperative of these sensitivity professionals was to help ensure that a story did not in any way harm or further marginalize identity communities featured in … Continued