Journalism education
Potter Digital Ambassadors program expands to five states, helps community news orgs advance digital strategies
This year’s program expanded to encompass four additional states through partnerships with universities and press or broadcast associations in Iowa, Kansas, Tennessee and Vermont.
![Elizabeth Underwood [center] and Genevieve Smith](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/02/impact26021601.jpg)
A summer fellowship that boosts newsrooms’ digital capacity
Creating opportunities for newsrooms to get new ideas from digital natives has become a cornerstone project for the Reynolds Journalism Institute through its summer Student Innovation Fellowship.
RJI Student Innovation Fellows to spark innovation at four newsrooms around the country
Four international master’s students at the Missouri School of Journalism have been chosen for the 2026 class of Student Innovation Fellows at the School’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI).
![Taylor Bowman [left] and Ishrat Madiha](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2025/10/bowmantmadihai25102302.jpg)
RJI Innovation in Focus students begin nationwide media experiments
Two Missouri School of Journalism students are starting their semesters with the Reynold Journalism Institute’s Innovation in Focus program, working with organizations across the U.S. to implement new strategies and techniques in journalism.
We’re building a new bilingual solutions journalism tool
A boost for journalists seeking to develop solutions stories.
2026 Student Innovation Competition open for entries
Applications are open for the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s (RJI) 2026 Student Innovation Competition, in which teams of college students all over the country will compete for a grand prize of $10,000 with projects harnessing the growing importance of non-journalist influencers in news consumption.
RJI webinar: Learn how to host a community journalism training to keep local journalism thriving
Do you want to have a hand in training and inspiring the next generation of journalists in your local community?
Leah Becerra joins RJI as product director for Digital On-Demand Services initiative
Under Becerra’s stewardship, the DODS Learning Center will make digital training resources more accessible to publishers.
Early-Career Guide helps entry-level journalists acclimate to newsroom expectations
News organizations looking to enhance the productivity and preparedness of new or early-career journalists without too much additional training have a new option. The Early-Career Guide, built by Rachel Lobdell can help these journalists quickly adjust to the expectations of the professional world.
Finalists chosen in RJI Student Innovation Competition
Ten student teams from universities all over the country have been selected as finalists for the 2025 Student Innovation Competition.