RJI Fellowships
Spot.us and Public Insight Network — nuancing support for civic journalism; exploring “persona”
The combination of crowd-source journalism payment pioneer Spot.us with the non-profit Public Insight Network (PIN) — which is testing the waters of what could become a news-focused sharing service — is intriguing for the possibilities. Look to St. Paul, Minn.-based American Public Media — which owns PIN — to start innovating and testing. There are … Continued
The Storm Collection
Matt Thompson and Robin Sloan, co-creators of the hugely popular web video “Epic 2014,” released their newest video today, “SND Storm,” at the annual convention of the Society of News Design in St. Louis. Matt, a 2008-2009 Donald W. Reynolds Fellow at the Reynolds Journalism Institute, is an editorial product manager at NPR, where he’s … Continued
An interview with Mike Fancher, author of Re-Imagining Journalism: Local News for a Networked World
Across the field of journalism we’ve had an “information infusion” from a broad range of sources over the summer. Analysis, review and reporting from the likes of PEW, Knight, the Economist, Clay Shirky, the FCC’s recent 450+ page report furthering the analysis Knight Foundation started two years ago, and CJR’s recent write up “What We … Continued
Prototype to revenue stream: Reynolds Fellow starts multiple social journalism sites based on fellow
If you’ve ever wondered what happens to big ideas once they leave the Reynolds Journalism Institute, check out 2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow Jane Stevens’ update below. She has taken the knowledge gained from her fellowship project, Niche News Network, and created successful social journalism websites in Lawrence, Kansas. It’s been an amazing, nonstop, jam-packed two years … Continued
Joplin paper editor finds tornado affirms mission of journalism
BRANSON, Mo. — Sandwiched between standing ovations before and after her 27-minute address, the daily editor from tornado-ravaged Joplin, Missouri, offered a stirring endorsement of why newspapers matter. “If people are saying newspapers are dead they don’t really know what stuff we are made of,” Carol Stark told members of the Newspaper Association Managers gathered … Continued
A CALL TO ACTION: Time to make the marketplace for privacy, trust, identity and information commerce
“A non-profit collaboration to share technology, users and content could help news organizations find new revenues and become better at serving the public, according to a report from the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri.”— excerpt from Aug. 4 announcement. This week I’m relieved and grateful to report the publication of … Continued
From paper to persona
“From Paper to Persona: Managing Privacy and Information Overload; Sustaining Journalism in an Attention Age,” explains how a new public-benefit collaboration could help slow the shrinking of American journalism. Because of Internet technology, mass-market advertising and the news have come unglued. For the public, information is accessible, but not always trustworthy. Because it is abundant, … Continued
Journalism couple studying best U.S. dailies for why they matter finds transformation, not death
Two retired journalists set out a year on a project to learn why the best newspapers in America matter to their communities. In the process, the’ve started to document a story they feel is different from the now-common refrain: “Newspapers are dying.” Not true, say Paul Steinle and Sara Brown, at least not for a … Continued
Role of journalist seen as evolving to curating the stream; wasn’t it always?
Ex-network TV producer Steven Rosenbaum, in a new book, “Curation Nation: How to Win in a World Where Consumers are Creators,” argues the information stream is growing so fast we are being overwhelmed. The value of journalists will be in curating the stream, he asserts. The role is not new. ” . . . [A]s … Continued
Where do tablets fit in your news organization’s future?
This report focuses on what has been learned so far about news consumption behaviors on Apple iPads from research conducted by the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), The Associated Press, Online Publishers Association and Google’s AdMob subsidiary between July 2010 and June 2011. While competing devices are now making their way into the consumer marketplace, their … Continued