How we cultivated interest in and collaboration for a community engagement program for a local newspaper

May 16, 2023

Don’t have a newsroom policy for ChatGPT? Join the club!

Things are moving fast in the generative AI world for everyone but making time for conversations about the opportunities and challenges should go on the to-do list.

May 9, 2023

The Community Contributor Program Toolkit

Provide your community with broader, innovative coverage while involving community members in the newsmaking process.

May 8, 2023

RJI partners with digital director of One Newsroom for Independent Journalist Bootcamp

The Missouri School of Journalism’s Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute will host its first-ever Independent Journalist Bootcamp from May 19-20. The virtual bootcamp, which will feature sessions covering a wide range of skills and issues in independent journalism, is open to anyone — college students, independent journalists and newsroom staff alike are encouraged to attend. … Continued

Upasna Gautam delivering her Ted Talk at TedxOakLawn.

May 4, 2023

Public speaking: Unlocking leadership skills and a new level of career success

A foolproof framework for getting your speaking pitches accepted.

May 2, 2023

How I Introduce myself as a disabled generalist

Alternatively: Hire me pleeeease.

May 1, 2023

Introducing the 2023-2024 RJI Fellows

The newest class of RJI Fellows is working to help newsrooms engage with and accurately represent their communities. Their innovative and practical projects range from teaching journalists how to work with amateur radio operators during natural disasters to improving the quality of reporting on Latino and Hispanic communities.