RJI news
Research suggests media should stay away from ‘elite’ sources when discussing COVID-19
Missouri School of Journalism assistant professor Monique Luisi has some advice for local journalists delivering news about vaccines and public health guidelines: keep it local.
As a white manager, how do I build trust and be a good ally to my colleagues of color?
Our first DEI Coalition public resource and how we turned private community conversations into a shared resource.
RJI announces finalists for annual student innovation competition
RJI has announced the finalists for its annual Student Innovation Competition. Nine teams from universities around the country will compete to create something that will improve news literacy.
Applications for 2022 RJI Fellowship Program now open
Fellows receive stipends ranging from $20,000-$80,000 for projects aimed at making positive, practical impacts in journalism.
Changing the language around incarceration
Instead of “inmate,” use “person in prison” or “person who is incarcerated.”
Journalists: If you’ve worked with others to change your newsroom, you’re probably an organizer
Three lessons I’ve learned about journalism, organizing, and how closely intertwined they are.
Addressing the latest wave of coronavirus misinformation
First Draft created a special section on COVID-19 in its Basic Toolkit for verification. ONA quickly published a COVID-19 Misinformation Playbook and SPJ’s Journalist’s Toolbox maintains its own page of resources for fact-checking coronavirus information. Using these guides and a few select tools can help journalists verify facts and fight misinformation.
Epic history that inspired epic storytelling
A team from The Washington Post re-reported and retold the Jan. 6, 2021, assault on the U.S. Capitol with classic, credible and compelling journalism.
Creating a toolkit for impactful conversations between journalists and the communities they serve
The Covering Your Community project continues with planning for another event in the new year, this one to be held in the Englewood neighborhood of Chicago, a predominantly Black community area with a significant poverty rate.
Q&A: What a newsroom learned switching story budgets to Airtable
Save time, collaborate, integrate with new tools and share records requests.