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Innovation in Focus brings creative spark to newsrooms
RJI’s Innovation in Focus series partners with community newsrooms nationwide to experiment with new ideas and publish the findings for the industry’s benefit.
Entries open for 82nd Pictures of the Year competition; deadline is Jan. 12
Pictures of the Year (POY), the prestigious photojournalism competition hosted by the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), is currently accepting entries for its 82nd contest.
RJI in 2024: A look back
This year at the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism set a new standard for delivering practical resources to community newsrooms and the broader industry. Here is a look back at some of 2024’s highlights.
RJI welcomes Sriya Reddy as project manager for Innovation Team
Sriya Reddy joins the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) this week as the project manager for RJI’s Innovation Team, which administers a series of programs, fellowships and workshops centered around experimentation and the practical development of resources for news organizations.
Iffy.news releases 2024 PolitiFact-check
Iffy.news, former RJI Fellow Barrett Golding’s index of unreliable online news sources, has issued its latest “PolitiFact-check,” which rates the veracity of statements about politics from a wide variety of public figures, organizations and media sources. During each election cycle since 2017, when the first version debuted on RJI, the PolitiFact-check has compiled data for … Continued
Marie D. De Jesús announced as director of POY and CPOY, RJI’s signature photojournalism competitions
The Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) at the Missouri School of Journalism today announced that Marie D. De Jesús is the new director of Pictures of the Year (POY) and College Photographer of the Year (CPOY), RJI’s prestigious photojournalism competitions. De Jesús is the immediate past president of the National Press Photographers Association (NPPA) and the … Continued
Pennsylvania investigative outlet using AI to keep public informed about general election
Welcome to another installment of “AI is here,” a series from RJI highlighting AI innovation in journalism. In today’s spotlight, one news organization has built a conversational chat program to provide election information to a broader audience without losing its identity in the sea of generative AI.
RJI Student Innovation Competition seeks-outside-the-box solutions to growing problem of news avoidance
The Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism is seeking entrants for this year’s Student Innovation Competition.
Matthew MacVey joins RJI as impact producer
Matthew MacVey, former community and project lead at New York University’s NYC Media Lab, is now the impact producer for RJI.
Documentary seeks to heal rift between public and news industry with trauma-informed approach to gun violence
“The Second Trauma” hopes to bring an end to sensationalized, episodic coverage of America’s signature brand of violent crime.