Innovation
Creating a platform for independent visual journalists
A tool for small newsrooms and an innovative model for paying and empowering visual journalists.
Harnessing the power of animation to reach underserved audiences
The challenge of communicating critical and lifesaving information across language and literacy barriers is universal. Wordless films cross language and literacy barriers.
Maintaining digital projects in your newsroom
Create a Tableau dashboard that anyone can update with Google Sheets I had a busy summer working with and creating interactive digital tools for the Mankato Free Press. My work ranged from daily graphics to bigger long-term digital tools. I branched out from my comfort zone, using tools like Tableau and Flourish in ways I … Continued
Some social media perks you should know about
Third party design apps and tools for social media are your allies in engaging with audiences.
Leaders of color could be the future of local news — as long as we can convince them to stay
Journalists of color need internal and external support to accelerate their pace of growth and development.
Tools for remote podcasting
Roshae Hemmings reports on Zencastr, SquadCast and Spreaker Studios.
Where are they now: RJI fellow teaching journalists one text at a time
Kat Duncan spoke with journalism educator Linda Austin about how her 2017-18 Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Fellowship led to her building text-based microlearning courses for journalists and communities.
Leaving the door open for your audience
For Innovation in Focus this month, Maggie Doheny talked to Bryan Gould, the director of The Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) at WGBH, about how newsrooms can implement accessible options into their content sharing.
Make your newsroom’s social media more accessible
Focusing on accessibility is a great way for newsrooms to make content available to a larger audience. The content will be more easily consumed when you put in the effort to make it accessible to everyone.
Creating advertising graphics for your newsroom’s Instagram
Creating graphics for Instagram may seem easy, but strategy and technique are required when generating graphics for your organization to engage your audience.