RJI news
Bay City News Election Playbook, Part 2: Newsrooms can vibe code their way to automated election night dashboard
Election night is a high-stakes, labor-intensive operation — and not just for the candidates. As voters wait for returns, community journalists fight an uphill battle to make sense of data released in disparate formats from different sources. But a breakthrough experiment at Bay City News provides a new blueprint for success. By leveraging generative artificial … Continued
Free tools, big impact: RJI’s resources for election coverage
The Reynolds Journalism Institute has spent the last several years building a library of free, practical resources designed specifically for newsrooms.
Launching the Arts Journalism Initiative
Faced with a declining landscape for traditional arts coverage, shrinking newsroom budgets and an explosive rise in digital influencers filling the vacuum, 2025-2026 Residential RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel set out to look for solutions that preserve the quality and integrity of arts and culture journalism. Ritzel, a freelance arts and entertainment reporter and longtime contributor … Continued
New research reveals who young adults choose to deliver news when AI gives them control
Popular choices? AI anchors who look like the study participants and those who look like prototypical broadcasters.
The Bridge (RiverWise)
I teamed up with an after school program to have a listening session with students about what they want to see in the news, and then the students created our April newsletter.
The Post and Courier
We wanted to craft a space where a community was involved in our journalism from start to finish and center that effort around a listening project.
J. The Jewish News of Northern California
In honor of J.’s 130 year legacy of prolific archives and serving the Bay Area Jewish community, I created an event centering community stories, archives and local history on Mar 22.
Conecta Arizona
Cafecito en el Jardín 2026, was developed as a direct outcome of my participation in the Reynolds Journalism Institute Community-Centered Symposium, where I focused on strategies to deepen audience engagement and expand reach for Conecta Arizona.
Charlottesville Tomorrow
Community Engagement Lead Sabrina Feggans and Community Editor Atlee Webber piloted a new, traveling community engagement series called Coffee & Conversation.
Tucson Spotlight
Tucson Spotlight began hosting O’odham Media on its website.