RJI news
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.
COVID-19: Data & context for journalists
Where journalists can find accurate data about COVID-19, share advice for using the data within larger context responsibly and ways to deliver that information to communities
He Had It Coming: How archives keep giving, almost a century later
When Marianne Mather visited the archives in the Chicago Tribune, what she found inspired her to co-author a book, “He Had It Coming: Four Murderous Women and the Reporter Who Immortalized Their Stories”
RJI’s 2020 student innovation winner advances to world finals in Microsoft’s 2020 Imagine Cup
The winner of RJI’s 2020 student innovation competition, Team Deeptector, has advanced to the world finals in Microsoft’s 2020 Imagine Cup
A good failure: Changing our newsletter promos
At the Columbia Missourian, we tried — yet failed — to get a dramatic bump in newsletter subscriptions. Will our tactics work for you?
Watch: RJI and IRE co-host “Finding COVID-19 data and responsible context” panel April 3
Journalists are invited to attend the virtual event “Finding COVID-19 data and responsible context,” 11 a.m. CST Friday, April 3 via Zoom.
Unused funds from canceled Women in Journalism Workshop go to help photojournalists in need
To lessen the financial burden created by the coronavirus, Women Photograph has set up an emergency fund to help women and non-binary individuals who work as freelance photojournalists.