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Solidarity journalism: An alternative practice
In coverage during and after climate and environmental disasters, stories tend to feature villains, protagonists, apocalyptic narratives and chaos. Catastrophe becomes the lens through which we see the community. But there is another way
RJI Student Innovation Competition finalists using inventive journalism tools to connect communities with important services
Nine teams from universities around the country are competing as finalists in the Reynolds Journalism Institute’s 2023 Student Innovation Competition at the Missouri School of Journalism.
There are as many solutions as there are communities to serve
Takeaways from the Independent News Sustainability Summit.
Automating story follow-up tracking — for free
Airtable, Zapier and Google Drive products make remembering when to circle back to a topic a breeze. We built a simple automation system to track and share ideas for follow-up stories.
How to hire field canvassers
From job postings to interviews, Borderless Magazine’s Nissa Rhee gives tips for finding the right candidates for field canvassing.
Understand algorithmic bias in journalism
AI is human designed, making it unsurprising that it reflects human bias.
How do you make a Slack bot that users of all levels can interact with and get insights from?
SEO is beyond a technical problem, it’s also a user experience problem.
How young journalists are vital for projects building towards a better future for journalism
If students are given opportunities now, they will have the ability to do so much more once they are established professionals.
How to implement community listening
Eight steps to begin incorporating field canvassers into your newsroom’s work Borderless Magazine is a small (but mighty!) nonprofit news outlet based in Chicago. We cover immigration and immigrant communities, and about half of our online audience reads our work in Spanish. In order to stretch our modest resources and better serve our audiences, we … Continued
Leaders, let’s first plan for an emergency
Good succession planning starts with what to do if a leader needs to take a temporary absence.