RJI news
See Rock City! Going to Digital First?
Mixed with success stories was the recurring theme critical to local journalists—digital efforts live in multiple overlapping eco-systems. Spend too much time in the wrong part of each eco-system at your own peril.
Revenue wrap up: Donors, fees and more
We wrap up our summer series with a few more revenue models to explore.
Crowdfunded campaigns help radio station grow audience and revenue for digital site
A crowdfunded campaign last year helped KPCC (89.3), a radio station in Los Angeles, breathe new life into a shutdown community website dedicated to social, entertainment and local news.
News literacy experts share, demo resources available to help students, news consumers
News literacy experts and advocates from organizations including The News Literacy Project and the University of Missouri shared current research and literacy tools and projects at a recent gathering at the Missouri School of Journalism’s RJI.
Post Episode 12: IRE Award winners expose safety concerns and create public resources
IRE Award-winning journalists discuss their pieces. Topics include safety issues at the Tesla factory, children dying at an alarming rate at one hospital, and tracking police use of force case-by-case.
POY leader participates in ‘Trauma to Transformation’ panel discussion
On Saturday, Aug. 3, a traveling exhibit from the Newseum in Washington, D.C., of Pulitzer Prize-winning photographs opens at the Missouri History Museum in St. Louis. Lynden Steele, RJI photojournalism director, recently took part in discussion at the exhibit’s stop at the Gilcrease Museum in Tulsa, Oklahoma. The discussion was titled, “Trauma to Transformation: The … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism launches new investigative fellowship program to support authors
RJI to house new Watchdog Writers Group, which will provide stipends to authors as they work on in-depth print journalism projects.
Join us for an OTT journey. All are welcome!
How do news organizations find their footing when the ground starts shifting? We’re going to provide a hands-on view into the process that’s unfolding as newsrooms at the Missouri School of Journalism begin exploring and launching over-the-top (OTT) products and projects.
POY judging event helps visual storyteller on her journey to tell her story of healing
Attending this year’s Picture of the Year judging in February helped POY’s inaugural Rising Star Scholarship recipient Rosem Morton better understand how pictures are organized into stories. “I know it contributed to effective storytelling, especially my own storytelling,” she says. The Rising Star Scholarship is offered to working visual journalists of color with five or … Continued
Video as revenue: Start with listening
This summer for Innovation in Focus, we are speaking with news organizations that are exploring new, emerging or unique revenue models. Alabama Media Group launched Red Clay Media in 2017 as a video driven revenue stream. It began with videos created in the newsroom that inspired engagement from their readers. Today it is a thriving … Continued