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Creative in-person ideas to increase audience engagement
A conversation with Gabrielle Contesti.
‘Critics in Columbia’ pilots alternative to imperfect press junket formula
True/False, a documentary film festival running March 5-8 in Columbia, Missouri, is the stage for a pilot program that will showcase an alternative method of bringing the press and arts festivals together.
An RJI Fellowship resource helping journalists make data listenable
For her 2024-2025 RJI Fellowship, Aura Walmer developed a toolkit to help journalists tell data stories through audio — an approach known as data sonification.
Introducing Covering Drugs: A media resource guide
This 150-page reference guide includes research, surveys, data, and other helpful information for journalists covering substance use, addiction, overdose, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery.
Hello World: Introducing a simple framework to boost the impact of your journalism
Today we’re launching Audacity Media Lab, tools and other resources for producing journalism that makes change.
Plan your walking tour pilot with ‘A Tour Guide for Journalists’
All you need is a route, a script and a community.
Announcing Powering News: Free resources for worker-friendly newsrooms
Support for journalists who want a voice and a vote in their newsroom, plus the first newsroom database launches.
Introducing Grants for Journalists
An introduction to who’s funding what – and how to start your applications.
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.
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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.