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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Tips for communicating your newsroom’s impact
Templates and lessons learned from the Flathead Beacon’s first report.
How to increase community engagement on Facebook
Using targeted ads to encourage reader participation.
Key questions to consider when building voter guides
A conversation with Erica Peterson, Knight Election Hub.
How to create targeted service journalism from listening efforts
Integrating solutions journalism into post-publication engagement.
How we built a statewide election map
A simple, no-code solution to sharing voting information and four additional tools for your newsroom election projects.
An alternative strategy for social engagement
The Markup dives into Reddit threads.
Advertising on Meta
Algorithms, newsletters and increasing your reach through paid ads.
Understanding and communicating impact
How we analyzed our reader survey and used the results to tell our story at Next City.
How Next City collected impact stories from readers
And impact takeaways from Borderless Magazine and Tradeoffs.
Developing a TikTok campaign to boost high school sports coverage
How to apply TikTok sports trends to local news.