RJI Fellows stories
Worker-friendly newsrooms are not all the same
Co-ops, staff-run nonprofits and democratic newsrooms take a mix-and-match approach to how they operate.
Evaluating research about drugs and addiction: The danger of a single study
Asking key questions when evaluating studies can help improve the quality of reporting about research.
Taking the road less traveled
Ethics prevent journalists from accepting free trips, but maybe there’s another way.
Participatory ways of working Pt II
Not just documenting what happened, but how we survive.
Emergency grants to assist journalists in crisis
Lifelines for writers affected by layoffs, illness or war.
Redefining investigative journalism in underserved communities
Five questions with Jose Luis Castillo, La Esquina TX A 2025 El Tímpano report found that more than 150 ethnic- and immigrant-focused media outlets have closed since 2020, leaving many people without essential information in their own languages. Well-known newspapers like La Estrella de Tucson and El Mundo in Las Vegas have shut down or … Continued
When it’s time to brag about your work: How to define and measure impact
Simple strategies for highlighting and talking about the power of your journalism.
Mistakes news startups make – and how to avoid them
What you can learn from other newsrooms’ wayward decisions.
Not invisible: How Enlace Latino NC tells the stories others miss
Five questions with Paola Jaramillo.
A lightweight tour operation for your independent newsroom
The key differences between tours and events.