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Innovation in Focus

Innovation in Focus is a series exploring new tech, tools and methods of storytelling for newsrooms worldwide. We interview experts, test ideas and provide our findings on a different topic each month.

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Whether you’re a one-man band or a large metro, this series will help you take the next step in innovative journalism.

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An example of a community zine that Sarah Bennett worked on with student journalists at Santa Ana College.

Using zines to connect with a hyper-specific audience

Print is not dead: A conversation with Sarah Bennett Working with artists and journalists at all skill levels in her print shop, Sarah Bennett is familiar with tailoring zines to meet the needs of different producers and audiences. The Innovation in Focus team met with Bennett to talk about some of the common challenges she … Continued

Sarah Luyengi is the operations associate at Borderless Magazine.

Tips and tools for building an impact report grounded in your mission

A conversation with Sarah Luyengi from Borderless When creating impact reports at Borderless Magazine, Sarah Luyengi, operations associate, said she thinks about an aspect of the news organization’s mission: Community is at the center of everything they do. In a recent interview with the Innovation in Focus team, Luyengi defined impact as how Borderless consistently … Continued