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Journalists uncover lessons from the 1918 pandemic useful in covering COVID-19
As readers of The Charlotte Observer found out on a recent Sunday, the common story of how the city escaped major illness and death in the pandemic of 1918 had one big problem: It just wasn’t true.
Newsroom communication in the time of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has newsroom managers facing an extraordinary moment in journalism — our entire profession forced to adjust on the fly to how it goes about its daily work.
Tools for public service journalism: Q&A with Casey Miller
We spoke with Los Angeles Times’ Casey Miller, a data journalist who helps the organization track earthquakes, wildfires, and other disasters through automated tools like Quakebot and Fire Map
RJI Student Innovation Fellowships
Fellowships will be sponsoring internships for Missouri School of Journalism students to work for a local news organization during the summer of 2020
Pictures of the Year presents Virtual Conversations with 77th competition and 74th CPOY winners
Pictures of the Year and College Photographer of the Year will celebrate this year’s winners virtually during the “Virtual Conversations with 77th competition winners and 74th COPY winner” event that takes place throughout next week.
Drone journalists watch as certificates expire during COVID-19 shutdowns
The Part 107 rules for unmanned aircraft require pilots flying drones to renew their certification every two years. But COVID-19 has forced the closing of the private contractor centers where drone pilots can go for testing and renewal.
RJI offers journalists a one-stop webpage with COVID-19 resources
RJI COVID-19 resources is an index of articles, tips, tools and advice collated in one place to assist journalists trying to report the news during this period of global pandemic and social distancing.
Newsroom Notes: Meet your new anchorman. He’s also your governor
Gov. Mike Parson began what he called a daily news briefing a few weeks ago. Broadcast organizations in Missouri immediately offered to help distribute the daily offerings, but Parson insisted on using only Facebook.
Tools for public service journalism: Columbia businesses during COVID-19
We used MapBox and Glitch to create a COVID-19 business map for Columbia, Missouri
COVID-19: Paywalls and revenue during the pandemic
Panelists address how newsrooms can navigate the ethical and financial concerns of dropping paywalls and maintaining revenue during the COVID-19 pandemic