RJI news
RJI’s 2020–2021 fellows named
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has awarded seven fellowships for the 2020–21 academic year for projects that address the increasing challenges in covering climate change, unpublishing, harassment of marginalized journalists and more.
Help your readers: Organize the COVID news flood with a special newsletter
The rapid COVID-19 developments and the almost-immediate dissemination of often less-than reliable information on social media challenged the Columbia Missourian’s efforts to ensure people could easily access our accurate and reliable reporting.
Newsroom Notes: A unique view at a unique time
How do you run a newsroom through these unusual times? We’re providing a first-hand view from an industry veteran who agreed to lead the KOMU newsroom during a faculty search process—just as the Covid-19 crisis began unfolding.
Binaural audio: Q&A with Nick Michael
Nick Michael, an Editor at NPR Video, shares his experiences with immersive audio
7 hard-to-get drone visuals you can get during the COVID-19 pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has newsrooms across the country and the world scrambling to deliver vital information, but newsroom drone pilots may feel a little left out of the action as this story has put people indoors, carrying the story there with them.
Working from home in the age of pandemic
In a normal week many of us might work from home for a day or an afternoon or an evening. But this was not a normal week, nor will be next week or the week after.
Records request stalling? Scrape their site!
Garrison had been waiting for an Indiana state agency to respond to his open records request. He knew the data existed and, if he could just get a full copy of it, he could finally answer a question that had bugged him for over a year.
Binaural audio: Tips and tricks
Tips to create immersive listening experiences with 3D audio
Journalism’s coverage combover isn’t fooling anyone
Visit many American cities, and you’ll find a local newspaper with a staff half the size of 15 years ago. Welcome to the Age of the Journalism Combover, where the necessary resources no longer exist to cover the desired terrain.
The Road to OTT: Stop calling it OTT!
Looking for cutting edge television technology? We had to visit Capitol Broadcasting in Raleigh, North Carolina. No surprise in today’s stop on The Road to OTT that WRAL-TV got into OTT more than seven years ago and is already on its second generation.