Innovation
Founding The Optimist
Solution-focused journalism and community conversations for rural Minnesotans.
Incorporating reader feedback at Illinois Latino News
“We want to hear from our readers,” said Hugo Balta, Publisher of Illinois Latino Network, the online news outlet targeting the Latinx community in the state. The network had previously used forms to solicit opinions from readers, but had been inconsistent in the endeavor. Now it was time for a revival.
Succession planning is key to journalism’s sustainability
Digital news organizations need to prepare and plan for leadership transitions.
How newsrooms can visually navigate internal data
Track audience growth with simple, easy-to-read graphics from built-in platform data.
The Mental Health Parity Collaboration
A collaboration between The Center for Public Integrity and The Carter Center that researches mental health accessibility across different states.
Building a Slack-based tool to improve SEO for your newsroom
Search is ubiquitous in our day to day life and journalism needs to get better at it.
A Chicago news outlet rethinks ‘hard-to-reach’ audiences
RJI Fellow Nissa Rhee will give people a behind-the-scenes look at how Borderless Magazine is using field canvassers to reach their Spanish communities.
How Trusting News organizes their large library of internal resources
Keeping information easily accessible is an essential lesson for newsrooms.
Could a banking law designed to end redlining drive more capital into local journalism?
A consortium of Black news publishers wants federal regulators to update Community Reinvestment Act rules so banks do more for local, minority-owned media.
Listening tours to city council templates, building actionable resources for your community
Up the Block adds new resources for people to get involved in their neighborhoods and government Sabrina Iglesias is the community outreach editor at The Trace and project manager for Up the Block. She runs the project’s website and Instagram page, stays in touch with the community, and is always keeping an ear open for … Continued