Technology
15th annual Tech Trends talk at ONA22 challenges journalists to embrace metaverse
LOS ANGELES (Sept. 23, 2022) — At the 15th annual Tech Trends session at ONA22, Anders Grimstad of the Schibsted Futures Lab in Norway laid out the case for a future journalism industry defined by artificial intelligence and synthetic media. Grimstad covered a number of innovations in AI-assisted writing and content generation that he expects … Continued
Building a visual storytelling experience in Newspack
Newspack streamlines publisher content, but creative storytelling can be a challenge.
RJI helps rural Missouri newspaper hit its digital stride with Potter Digital Ambassadors program
Small-town community newspapers are seeing a resurgence as regional chains reclaim them from national conglomerates and re-center them on local news. But some of the same factors that make these rural communities attractive markets also present roadblocks to building a modernized local news machine.
How to conduct conversations-based audio journalism projects
From problem solving set-ups to streamlining your editing, here are our lessons learned.
How newsrooms can visually navigate internal data
Track audience growth with simple, easy-to-read graphics from built-in platform data.
Building a Slack-based tool to improve SEO for your newsroom
Search is ubiquitous in our day to day life and journalism needs to get better at it.
Combining historical and current day journalism in an interactive experience
South Dakota Public Broadcasting used archival maps, audio stories, photos and other content to combine reporting on survivors’ stories
Newsrooms come together to tackle problem of digital news preservation
Leadership from each of the Missouri School of Journalism’s professional media outlets gathered together in a conference room in late April, no small feat for a group in charge of “feeding the beast” of news media day after day while also juggling teaching responsibilities at the School. The challenge that brought them together? Preservation and accessibility of digital news archives.
How to create and launch an evergreen pop-up newsletter
Sydney Lewis is a 2022 RJI Student Innovation Fellow partnered with NOLA.com in New Orleans. The RJI Student Fellows will be sharing their product work this summer through Innovation in Focus. NOLA.com | The Times Picayune decided to create an evergreen pop-up newsletter. It was my job to research, brainstorm, build, curate, write, promote, and … Continued
RJI announces three local newsrooms to receive development trackers
An outgrowth of Kate Abbey-Lambertz’s RJI Fellowship, the trackers will give communities up-to-date, thorough information about developments in their area.