Technology
News organizations should be investing in chatbot experimentation
A conversation with Maria Crosas Batista.
What radio amateurs and journalists have in common during natural disasters
Fact-checking, fighting misinformation, and spreading key information in the aftermath of a disaster.
Build a push notification strategy that aligns with your subscriber retention goals
How the Star Tribune reimagined its push notification strategy from scratch.
Building a chatbot trained on your newsroom’s content
What it takes: time, money and ethical considerations.
When the Internet and the power are out, newsrooms might need a ‘hamd’
How can journalists report when there’s no power, electricity, reception? Radio amateurs come in handy.
Two friendly AI sidekicks for web reading
These plugins help summarize, synthesize and analyze.
RJI Innovation Hub launches, brings together free resources for newsrooms
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) has announced the launch of the RJI Innovation Hub, an interactive website where RJI’s toolkits, guides and other resources for journalists and newsrooms are available in one place. These free resources — such as Agenda Watch, a tool that gathers information from public government meetings, or a guide … Continued
Tips for starting a hyperlocal podcast
What we learned from debuting a local sports podcast.
Optimize your SEO with service journalism
The concept of “news you can use” is not new to media organizations. However, with the rising importance of search engine optimization, these stories play a key role in not only driving traffic to news websites, but helping news organizations serve their communities.
Using Flourish stories to build a visual data experience
How we crafted a complete package on changing health outcomes in Lake County, California.