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Maintaining digital projects in your newsroom
Create a Tableau dashboard that anyone can update with Google Sheets I had a busy summer working with and creating interactive digital tools for the Mankato Free Press. My work ranged from daily graphics to bigger long-term digital tools. I branched out from my comfort zone, using tools like Tableau and Flourish in ways I … Continued
Some social media perks you should know about
Third party design apps and tools for social media are your allies in engaging with audiences.
Leaders of color could be the future of local news — as long as we can convince them to stay
Journalists of color need internal and external support to accelerate their pace of growth and development.
Tools for remote podcasting
Roshae Hemmings reports on Zencastr, SquadCast and Spreaker Studios.
Where are they now: RJI fellow teaching journalists one text at a time
Kat Duncan spoke with journalism educator Linda Austin about how her 2017-18 Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Fellowship led to her building text-based microlearning courses for journalists and communities.
How texting can help boost your service journalism efforts
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Reporting’s partner, News 414, is trying Public Input to talk to readers and help them find resources for housing, food pantries, or even speak directly to a reporter.
Post Episode 20: Journalists collect, maintain their own data to track COVID-19
After taking a year off due to the pandemic, InvestigateTV’s media review program returns to discuss investigative reporting about COVID-19 from New York City to Iowa.
News archives: The untapped resource Part 3
This excerpt from Neil Mara’s research report highlights the top selections from each of the five categories of examples showing how newsrooms are using the content of their news archives to their benefit.
The Uproot Project wants race and class at the forefront of environmental reporting
“The old narrative doesn’t work anymore — it never did. It’s time to take it out by its roots, and start anew.”
Make your newsroom’s social media more accessible
Focusing on accessibility is a great way for newsrooms to make content available to a larger audience. The content will be more easily consumed when you put in the effort to make it accessible to everyone.