RJI news
Getting started with a gun violence prevention beat
Using a public health lens to guide the reporting is critical.
Starting on TikTok? How to create newsroom-specific guidelines
A shared style and tips guide can add consistency to experimentation.
Creating news products for multilingual communities
Early lessons from rethinking our Spanish-language engagement strategy.
How we went from 800 to 7,000 accounts reached per month
Four tests 100 Days in Appalachia ran on Instagram to extend this newsroom’s reach.
How to engage impactfully in the comment section
The Markup dives into comments on TikTok to build brand awareness.
A ground-level look into the burnout crisis
RJI released the results of its survey on burnout in the news industry earlier this year. The survey produced a lot of data to work with, and researchers are still combing new insights from the responses of current and former journalists, but data is only one piece of the puzzle.
Local journalism is hard work. Help us carry the load
Through my first decade in the field, Nora Hertel could see that local audiences did not feel well served as the media grew more polarized, nationalized and negative. So, she left in 2021 and launched her own news organization, Project Optimist.
Designing news content for your audience requires listening, consistency
A conversation with Nick Petrie.
Free speech in the age of AI
Jared Schroeder, an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute, has authored a book that explores new ways of thinking about free speech in the era of sophisticated generative AI. “The structure of ideas: mapping a new theory of free expression in the AI era” is available July 1.
Trusting News goes independent after nearly a decade of support from RJI
Trusting News, an organization that uses research-driven strategies to help journalists build stronger, more trusting relationships with their communities, is going independent after eight years backed by the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI).