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A large header image reads "Being the Utility Man of Product Work" surrounded by different images of tasks done. On the first row, these images are: a news quiz, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution home page, and a wireframe mockup. On the second row, these images are: an Instagram story mock-up for a newsletter named "The Jolt", an Instagram story mock-up for an episode of "Braves Report", and a screenshot of a brand guidelines page.
September 26, 2022
Innovation

Being the utility man of product work

There is a lot to gain from getting to experiment in different spaces of product work on a team.

[L-R] Brian Manzullo, the social, search and audience editor at the Detroit Free Press; Theresa Poulson, senior product manager at McClatchy; Harold Goodridge, digital director at First Coast News; and David Higgerson, chief digital chief digital publisher at UK-based newspaper group Reach plc.
September 23, 2022
Innovation

ONA22: Metrics and mission don’t have to stay separate

At ONA22, yesterday’s Tech Trends talk tying the future of journalism to AI and the metaverse gave way to a discussion today about using AI and data-driven decision-making to connect more closely with audiences.

Ilia Blinderman
September 23, 2022
Innovation

Honoring the vulnerability of people’s stories when designing projects

A conversation with Ilia Blinderman, Senior Journalist-Engineer at The Pudding.

Anders Grimstad, Schibsted Futures Lab, Oslo
September 23, 2022
Innovation

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

An illustration shows an incarcerated person writing with a pen/a prison bar representing the project's idea.
September 20, 2022
Innovation

Building a visual storytelling experience in Newspack

Newspack streamlines publisher content, but creative storytelling can be a challenge.

L-R: Misty DeJournett, Barb Horton, Samantha Tucker and Donna Farley
September 20, 2022
Innovation

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.

A Missouri on Mic station set up outside under a tent with several tables, microphones and recording booths. A sign says, "Ye Olde Missouri on Mic."
September 14, 2022
Innovation

How to conduct conversations-based audio journalism projects

From problem solving set-ups to streamlining your editing, here are our lessons learned.

La Voz Instagram. 184 followers. Key audience metrics as of 6/8/22. 1. Young audience than Facebook. 67.9% of followers are Gen Z or Millennials. 2. Less gender disparity. ~56% of followers are women, ~53% are men. 3. Localized audience. 46.2% of followers live in Phoenix, top four following cities are all in PHX metro area. 4. 551 average daily page views. Based on PV data from 5/11/22 to 6/7/22.
August 15, 2022
Innovation

How newsrooms can visually navigate internal data

Track audience growth with simple, easy-to-read graphics from built-in platform data.

Google search for Reynolds Journalism Institute, returning links to the main site and the fellowship program
August 4, 2022
Innovation

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.

A screenshot of the interactive map commemorating flood survivors includes a headline that says, “Listen to stories of 1972 Black Hills Flood survivors,” an intro that says, “The marked spots on the map are the locations of where the survivors told their stories. Click on the marked spots on the map to read about or hear from survivors of the 1972 Black Hills Flood.” Finally, credits include Annie Jennemann, Regan Mertz and photos by Johnny Sundby Photography.
July 18, 2022
Innovation

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

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