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How to get your reporters started with vertical video
Muhammad Osama Farooq is a 2026 RJI Student Innovation Fellow partnered with Detroit Free Press. The RJI Student Fellows will be sharing their innovative work throughout the summer in Innovation in Focus. Many newsrooms want to create better vertical videos because they know that their audiences are scrolling on Instagram Reels, TikTok, and YouTube Shorts. … Continued
How the Columbia Missourian took an issues-based approach to election coverage
A sortable voter’s guide allows readers to see candidate responses to key issues.
How to embrace Nextdoor for News to grow local reach
Missouri Business Alert tried Nextdoor for News for a year, here’s what we learned.
Quick experiments to find what resonates with your audience
The Maine Monitor wanted to experiment with their vertical video strategy to increase reach and gain new viewers. They tried three different options. Here’s what they discovered.
How to get started creating vertical videos
A conversation with creator journalist Alexa Stone.
New research reveals best practices for newsrooms on TikTok
Learn how to create successful, platform-specific content.
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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.
Building a syllabus companion to help educators integrate podcasts into their classrooms
A conversation with Jenna Spinelle and Brandon Stover.
Participatory ways of working
Practices of play, trust and collaboration To notice color is to listen: to what soothes, what unsettles, what echoes through the body like a remembered room. Studies suggest that color affects the nervous system: certain hues can regulate heart rate, trigger memories, or stir emotional responses rooted in past experiences. Researchers Elliot and Maier note, … Continued
Aftercare (is not an afterthought)
Shared practices of care for secondary trauma.