Low-lift events that can spark meaningful storytelling and community connection

Lessons learned when we invited the community to write heartfelt letters In an effort to foster community engagement and connection, the Innovation in Focus team partnered with Vox Magazine on a multimedia story that came from a community pop-up event. After seeing examples of moving storytelling from newsrooms like El Tímpano, where their team gathered … Continued

Vote: 2024 RJI Student Innovation Competition

For this year’s challenge, student teams across the country were asked to implement an innovative idea to help a newsroom measure the impact of their news coverage for their community. The impact measurements should not revolve around traditional metrics like clicks, views or visits — but the real life impact of the journalism and its … Continued