RJI news
Slack moderator structures should share power and guard against burnout
Focusing on logistics, emotional labor, welcome and support, safety, and membership review.
A database and text system created for resources during the pandemic
Public Input texting service allows readers to get in touch with journalists.
Creating a platform for independent visual journalists
A tool for small newsrooms and an innovative model for paying and empowering visual journalists.
Creating opportunities for conversations with community
What are we doing right? What are we doing wrong? Has editorial coverage been helpful or harmful to the community?
Missouri School of Journalism’s Watchdog Writers Group announces new fellows and student reporters
Authors and students will produce books and articles on climate change and agriculture, the big business of addiction recovery, and the America’s housing crisis and credit system.
How to successfully hand-off projects and initiatives
Abigail Shaw put together multiple toolkits to help the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service continue to implement the initiatives and social media campaigns she has been planning all summer.
Harnessing the power of animation to reach underserved audiences
The challenge of communicating critical and lifesaving information across language and literacy barriers is universal. Wordless films cross language and literacy barriers.
Is disability invisible in your newsroom? It’s beyond time to fix that
If teens on TikTok can add captions to videos, you can, too.
Who’s building my city? This local service journalism tool will help residents find answers
The Detroit Development Tracker will put data into the hands of those most affected.
Maintaining digital projects in your newsroom
Create a Tableau dashboard that anyone can update with Google Sheets I had a busy summer working with and creating interactive digital tools for the Mankato Free Press. My work ranged from daily graphics to bigger long-term digital tools. I branched out from my comfort zone, using tools like Tableau and Flourish in ways I … Continued