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The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has awarded seven fellowships for the 2019–20 academic year with projects to improve gun violence reporting, expand solutions-based journalism by local TV stations, help large and small newsrooms get the most out of push notifications, customize audio documentaries through voice commands, measure the community impact of online stories and … Continued
Post Episode 8: Investigative filmmakers and podcasters discuss their popular documentaries
In Episode Eight, Post reviews investigative documentaries, including two that are currently popular on Netflix. This show features the documentaries Ghost Fleet and The Devil We Know, the docu-series Evil Genius, and the podcast series In the Dark, Season Two.
Interactive Chats: The journey of the user
Juliana Ruhfus, interactive producer at Al Jazeera, shares her thoughts on InterviewJS.
The Wall Street Journal promotes digital thinking beyond numbers. Your newsroom can, too
Digital trends in journalism often scream that we need to study analytics and keep up with new applications. As Laura Johnston found out in a visit to the Wall Street Journal, the not-so-secret sauce is focusing on what people do to collaborate.
Interactive Chats: Our tips for building a story in InterviewJS
Find out how student creator Emily Dunn covered a story using InterviewJS.
RJI Innovation Series tackles artificial intelligence to embrace opportunities, fight challenges
Artificial intelligence poses a number of threats and opportunities to the news industry. News outlets such as Bloomberg and The Washington Post have used robots to help produce content. But some journalists fear robots might replace them.
Mobile microlearning works! Sample the first course in digital journalism delivered to your phone
Almost two years ago, Linda Austin asked for your help in identifying your training needs in digital journalism. Now, the results are back from that first course in digital journalism delivered via mobile microlearning.
Interactive Chats: Teaching in Mid-Missouri
Explore the life of two Mid-Missouri teachers through a one-on-one storytelling platform.
The skies are changing: The FAA does a bunch of things to make the drone business grow up
The Federal Aviation Administration has been busy these last few weeks, promulgating a bunch of different rules that have some consequences — short-term and long-term — for us as drone journalists. Each of these changes taken alone is something small. Taken together, we’re seeing the ongoing codification of how drones interact with the National Airspace … Continued
Sonification: 5 tips to get you started
Lexi Churchill, Mizzou student, shares 5 tips for the journalist interested in trying sonification