RJI Partnerships
Innovation in Focus brings creative spark to newsrooms
RJI’s Innovation in Focus series partners with community newsrooms nationwide to experiment with new ideas and publish the findings for the industry’s benefit.
Gun violence isn’t going anywhere. Take care of yourself so you can cover it
“Watch a bad movie.” Beat reporters have learned some simple, effective strategies to help deal with the trauma of covering traumatic events.
Helping voters see what and who is on the ballot in local races
An automation and AI experiment for local voter guides.
The Care & Collaboration Toolkit
A new guide to implementing practices that care for, and center, journalists in news organizations.
Survivor Connection links reporters with gun violence survivor community
The database helps journalists build stories centered on the people most affected.
The Local Media Consortium and the Reynolds Journalism Institute partner to drive digital transformation in local newsrooms
Supported by a $2.5 Million Knight Foundation investment to accelerate digital growth for publishers.
How to pitch funders on collaborative journalism projects
And a template pitch deck for you to utilize.
How branded content is an effective revenue strategy for newsrooms
For some in news media, branded or sponsored content may be considered a dirty word. At the Local Media Association, that’s not how we feel about it.
Getting started with a gun violence prevention beat
Using a public health lens to guide the reporting is critical.
Local journalism is hard work. Help us carry the load
Through my first decade in the field, Nora Hertel could see that local audiences did not feel well served as the media grew more polarized, nationalized and negative. So, she left in 2021 and launched her own news organization, Project Optimist.