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![NPPA Immediate Past President Katie Tarasov [left] presents NPPA President Marie de Jesús [right] with a ceremonial gavel. From 2022 to 2024, Marie served as president. Previously she served as NPPA secretary and chair of the mentorship program. Photo: Alicia Calzada](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2024/10/dejesusm24101601.jpg)
Marie D. De Jesús announced as director of POY and CPOY, RJI’s signature photojournalism competitions
The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism today announced that Marie D. De Jesús is the new director of Pictures of the Year (POY) and College Photographer of the Year (CPOY), RJI’s prestigious photojournalism competitions. De Jesús is the immediate past president of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and the … Continued
Using zines to connect with a hyper-specific audience
Print is not dead: A conversation with Sarah Bennett Working with artists and journalists at all skill levels in her print shop, Sarah Bennett is familiar with tailoring zines to meet the needs of different producers and audiences. The Innovation in Focus team met with Bennett to talk about some of the common challenges she … Continued
How to onboard a freelance photojournalist
Utilize this onboarding template for photojournalists.
POY/CPOY Photo Festival to recognize winners, share poignant storytelling
The Pictures of the Year (POY) and College Photographer of the Year (CPOY) Photo Festival, which will feature presentations from five celebrated photojournalists and awards for this year’s winners, will take place Friday, Sept. 6.
Why diversity in freelance photojournalists matters
Building a visuals toolkit for newsrooms without visual staff that will provide resources on how to work with photojournalist freelancers with an emphasis on equity and diversity.
Journalism, law, the military and mental health converge at symposium co-hosted by Reynolds Journalism Institute
“Searching for Truth: When Media and Military Come Together” was co-hosted by RJI and the Mizzou School of Law’s Veterans Clinic.
Notes from the field: The power of location
Elizabeth Stephens, executive editor of the Columbia Missourian and Missouri Community Newspaper Management Chair at the Missouri School of Journalism, shares what she and her class learned about the state of community newsrooms around Missouri
Testing multilingual text-to-speech tools to serve underserved communities
We translated English text to Hindi audio with the Indian Currents Newsroom.
Tips for starting a hyperlocal podcast
What we learned from debuting a local sports podcast.
Stepping out of my founder comfort zone: Launching a podcast
As a co-founder of a startup news org in South Charleston, I am experimenting to figure out what works for our communities.