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Post Episode 6: Reporters look at arming teachers, school threat assessments and stolen guns
In Episode 6 of Post, journalists discuss in-depth reporting about guns — from gun owners with dementia to schools attempting to prevent shootings by arming teachers or conducting student threat assessments.
RJI Student Innovation Fellow finds fact checking trickier than anticipated
Kyra Haas In the ongoing fight against a torrent of political misinformation, fact-checkers must carefully choose their battles. I spent my semester at PolitiFact’s Washington, D.C., bureau through the Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Innovation Fellowship program, helping fact-check in the weeks leading up to and following the 2018 midterm election. My early assignments focused in … Continued
IGTV: Producing video for vertical platforms
Alle Pierce, entertainment journalist, shares tips about producing for Instagram TV.
Post Episode 5: Reporters expose medical industry fraud and dangerous cuts in care
In Episode 5 of Post, journalists and experts discuss the rising costs of health care and stories that exposed potential fraud and danger in the medical industry.
Breaking away from the ‘protest paradigm’
Protests aren’t common everywhere, but they are a regular part of the news diet. Whether you’re parachuting into Paris or a protest on the other side of the state, are there better approaches?
Fellows tackle innovative campaign finance, community sports stories with partner newsrooms
Two newsrooms will benefit this spring from the help of tech-savvy University of Missouri journalists partnering with them on projects as RJI Student Innovation Fellows.
RJI’s director of innovation and Futures Lab to help guide ONA as new board member
Ebony Reed, director of innovation and the RJI Futures Lab, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Online News Association, which bills itself as the world’s largest digital news association and brings in about 2,000 attendees to its annual conference. Among the responsibilities and opportunities for board members is leading the organization “in … Continued
Social specific content: Being fun, smart and factual
Engagement and social strategy tips from experts at WIRED and Dallas Morning News.
Post Episode 4: Popular true crime podcasts break news and crack cold cases
In episode 4 of Post, journalists discuss crime and justice reporting from podcasts to books.
Info District dispatch: Missing markets
Many local news deserts are “missing markets.” They have the resources to support local news and information production but lack the information, trust, and coordination to do so.