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AP push alert project: Face-to-face collaboration is key
At the Associated Press, we wanted to take a closer look at our push alerts to our readers and increase collaboration between the editorial and products teams.
RJI drone journalism director proposes ID rule alternative to the FAA
RJI’s Director of Aerial Journalism Stacey Woelfel drafted a comment that explains the concerns journalists have over the potential for law enforcement to monitor drone-based newsgathering activity and suggested an alternative.
Hey, newsrooms! Finding out what’s going on in your state capital just got easier
We’re excited to announce that the most-requested feature, bill tracking and alerts, has come to the new OpenStates.org!
Post Episode 19: Journalists expose uneven power dynamics, greed and corruption
In Episode 19, Post discusses stories highlighted in the most recent issue of the Investigative Reporters and Editors Journal.
Baltimore Sun digital journalist named Rising Star Scholarship winner of POY competition
Award-winning documentary photographer and Baltimore Sun digital journalist Thalia Juarez of Baltimore is the 2020 Rising Star Scholarship winner, an initiative of the Pictures of the Year competition.
RJI Fellow’s tool measures ‘impact with context’
With newsrooms becoming leaner, time and resources are limited to manually track the full impact of stories beyond page views and clicks, says RJI Fellow Leezel Tanglao.
The future of digital is print
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is in the midst of a multi-year project to convert its print audience to iPad-only subscribers.
Web-based tool to help fight deep fakes by using AI wins RJI student competition
A web-based tool known as Deeptector.io, which harnesses artificial intelligence to detect synthetic or deepfake videos and images made with AI, won the 2019-20 RJI student innovation competition and a $10,000 prize.
Taking a look at where subscription revenue starts
If news organizations knew more about their digital customers could they have prevented their drastic drop-off in advertising revenue? Maybe, maybe not.
What’s working: Service journalism is having a moment
Investing in service journalism isn’t just about writing guides based on the day’s news, however. There are tools, strategy, and processes that newsrooms should adopt to do service journalism right.