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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
The coronavirus crisis has made it clear: The future of journalism must be collaborative
If there’s one lesson Jim Brady has learned over 25 years in digital journalism, it’s that new ideas, new opportunities and new technologies are no match for old habits.
‘Touching the Future:’ Q&A with a pioneer on the vision and future of tablets 10 years after iPad
Ten years have elapsed since Roger Fidler touched for the first time the thin, lightweight device he had been dreaming about since 1980.
Journalists can now find COVID-19 response related legislation from across country on Open States
Journalists can now track what’s happening in state legislatures across the U.S. regarding bills and legislation related to the coronavirus response, with help from the Open States website.