Innovation
Helping readers make sense of digital news
The art and science of designing for understanding On Twitter, when you share a five-year-old story from The Guardian, two interesting things happen. First, at the bottom of the included image, an overlaid tag declares the story is “from 2016.” And second, in some cases, next to the tag is a section name, “Opinions.” The … Continued
Repurposing with purpose: The remarkable versatility of animation
Discussions with newsrooms interested in expanding their use of animation consistently emphasize the need for visual content that is neutral in its branding.
RJI and Tiny News Collective open founders applications
We are funding three founders who want to build newsrooms in communities who need them.
Troubleshooting in a newly converged newsroom
Takeaways from combining a radio, TV, newspaper and magazine staff into one space for collaboration It has been three months since the Missouri School of Journalism reconfigured the space for the One Newsroom, a converged hub for five newsrooms: the Columbia Missourian, a daily community newspaper; KOMU, an NBC affiliate TV newsroom; KBIA, an NPR … Continued
Answering your questions on how to redesign brainstorming meetings
Meetings belong to participants, too: overcoming tech barriers and snackable next steps.
Collaboratives are making the most of newsrooms that share their content
Non-profit organizations can be the bind that brings in revenue.
Show, don’t tell: Using animation to bring critical information to life
Follow this creative process to transform words into compelling visual stories.
How to elevate your journalism while using the stories format
The vertical story is changing storytelling. Here’s how to leverage it.
I’m redesigning brainstorming for asynchronous participation and I love it
Making effective meetings accessible to people not in the room.
How does an AI news editor compare to a human editor?
There are pros and cons to using AI as your editor.