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Innovation

A steel pipeline with flaking orange paint. Photo: 夜 咔罗 | Unsplash
June 16, 2022
Columns

A template for my not-so-secret Airtable of great journalists I want to hire

Building personal pipelines instead of relying on others’ lets you control the twists and limit them.

A screenshot from the accessible data context toolkit shows the checklists to contextualize data in your reporting more thoroughly.
June 13, 2022
Columns

Providing context for data in journalism

One dataset we used for this work was the Missouri Healthnet Applications. Here are takeaways to assist you in making data points easier to understand for readers

Missouri on Mic
June 8, 2022
Columns

Connecting with community, one conversation at a time

The Missouri On Mic project builds transformation and trust in conversations with community.

A professional headshot of Dr. Keren Landman in front of a black and white mural.
June 7, 2022
Columns

Contextualizing public health data at Vox

Dr. Keren Landman discusses science literacy, dataset red flags and general tips for science communication.

Animaker’s interface attempts to keep all its features viewable on a single screen, allowing you to view your timeline, interact with assets and modify any parameters without ever needing to change your screen. Screenshot: Nolan Xiong
May 23, 2022
Columns

Using Animaker and Steve AI for animated stories

A walk through included features, tools, payment plans and bugs.

Community-centered news with a nonprofit twist
May 19, 2022
Columns

Community-centered news with a nonprofit twist

As newspapers continue to search for an ideal path forward, the vanguards of some of the newest experiments in nonprofit news are surprisingly old fashioned.

Can journalism get ahead of the Metaverse?
May 18, 2022
Columns

Can journalism get ahead of the Metaverse?

This is not the first rodeo for journalism and augmented reality and the like but it might be an ideal time for inroads and progress.

Newspaper on a bus seat featuring a photo of a young black woman. Photo: Julia Sabiniarz | Unsplash
May 17, 2022
Columns

Community newspapers can tap into community development financing

It requires more than a solid strategy and good pitch deck. Publishers need to think about capacity and a new ethos.

Beltline holds most inclusionary zoning developments. Map of Atlanta showing inclusionary zoning units.
May 16, 2022
Columns

Tracking inclusionary zoning developments with Flourish

We helped Atlanta Civic Circle create a map that incorporates multiple points of information for readers.

Header images of the school board candidates and a quiz of issues that voters care about where the user has selected post-graduation results, race and equity and teacher retention.
May 9, 2022
Columns

Interactive elections coverage: Tips and tricks

Interactivity and efficiency can change how readers interact with politics.

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