RJI news
The art of prompting AI: Science or Witchcraft?
While there are no secret prompts that will unlock new levels of responses, you will get vastly different results depending on how you prompt and which language model you use.
Going beyond the guidelines to make your news more accessible
A conversation with Ab11y’s Charlie Turrell and Gareth Ford Williams.
The highs and lows of launching multiple products in a news startup
Project Optimist launched with a single product and now works on multiple fronts.
Using digital screens to grow your audience and build a new revenue stream
If your audience won’t come to you, maybe it’s time to think about going to your audience. That’s one of the guiding principles for a new pilot project from RJI, Dynasty Media and Minnesota Digital.
Tools and tips to make your news site accessible
There are some good places to start, even if not everything works for you.
How we start building access for disabled journalists
Zoom, Calendly, Otter and other tools.
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.
The Community Contributor Program Toolkit
Provide your community with broader, innovative coverage while involving community members in the newsmaking process.
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
Public speaking: Unlocking leadership skills and a new level of career success
A foolproof framework for getting your speaking pitches accepted.