Author: Lamar
Safety, prep and knowing your rights
Hostile Environment Awareness trainers, journalists and NPPA general counsel answer questions about safety, prep and legal rights on volatile assignments
RJI announces Local News Challenge to help local newsrooms tackle technology challenges
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute’s innovation team is looking to tackle current technology-related challenges that local newsrooms are coping with but are unable to solve themselves. Knowing that local newsrooms don’t have all the resources of large legacy newsrooms has prompted RJI to launch the Local News Challenge to try to make local news … Continued
Thanks to COVID-19, local news will never be the same. And it shouldn’t be
The views expressed in this column are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Reynolds Journalism Institute or the University of Missouri. The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted our routines, transformed our social interactions and redefined our relationships. Yet, as odd as it sounds, we’ll likely come to appreciate some … Continued
Challenge Accepted! How to optimize digital election coverage for engagement? Make it digestible
Missouri School of Journalism students partner with media organizations to solve problems they face. Challenge Accepted!
Voice delivered news: Tips and Tools
5 tips to get started integrating your news content with voice activated devices
Challenge Accepted! Expandable audio journalism lets listeners take control
What if people could control the way an audio story plays out while listening to it? Missouri School of Journalism students Slone Salerno, Vivian Wang, Elliot Bauman and Sarai Vega worked with RJI Fellow Michael Epstein to find out.
Newsroom Notes: The more things change, the more they stay the same?
When it comes to the global pandemic we find ourselves in, are you tired of hearing the quote attributed to Winston Churchill? “Never waste a good crisis.”
Newsrooms gain support on innovative work during COVID-19 with RJI Student Innovation Fellowships
The coronavirus pandemic has presented numerous challenges to newsroom of all sizes. RJI hopes to do its part to keep moving forward innovation and new ideas with a summer version of its RJI Student Innovation Fellowships.
Voice delivered news: Remy Becher at the Economist
Q&A on voice activated news with Remy Becher, Vice President for Product at the Economist
Challenge Accepted! How can a Phoenix TV station better engage with 18- to 24-year-olds?
Doesn’t every news organization want to engage a younger audience? Annie Le, Kyle McCubbin, Sidney Steele and Jacqueline Lemp teamed with 12 News, based in Phoenix, to better understand their younger audience base.