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Google Colab for data tracking and automation
Tips for data cleaning, set up and using APIs.
Building a local legislation tracker
Multiple municipalities, data extraction and getting started with automation.
How rural weeklies in Missouri are covering arts and culture
Newspapers see arts as community builders.
Bay City News Election Playbook, Part 2: Newsrooms can vibe code their way to automated election night dashboard
Election night is a high-stakes, labor-intensive operation — and not just for the candidates. As voters wait for returns, community journalists fight an uphill battle to make sense of data released in disparate formats from different sources. But a breakthrough experiment at Bay City News provides a new blueprint for success. By leveraging generative artificial … Continued
Free tools, big impact: RJI’s resources for election coverage
The Reynolds Journalism Institute has spent the last several years building a library of free, practical resources designed specifically for newsrooms.
Launching the Arts Journalism Initiative
Faced with a declining landscape for traditional arts coverage, shrinking newsroom budgets and an explosive rise in digital influencers filling the vacuum, 2025-2026 Residential RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel set out to look for solutions that preserve the quality and integrity of arts and culture journalism. Ritzel, a freelance arts and entertainment reporter and longtime contributor … Continued
New research reveals who young adults choose to deliver news when AI gives them control
Popular choices? AI anchors who look like the study participants and those who look like prototypical broadcasters.
12 innovative community news projects that built trust and relationships
From student-led newsletters to cafecitos and audio history, the Community-Centered Symposium helped newsrooms and support orgs connect with their communities.
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.