Innovation in Focus
Innovation in Focus is a series exploring new tech, tools and methods of storytelling for journalism. We interview experts, test ideas and provide our findings with templates, guidance and how-tos so you can implement the same innovations in your newsroom.
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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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Reaching multilingual communities starts with listening and collaboration
A conversation with Aala Abdullahi.
Testing multilingual text-to-speech tools to serve underserved communities
We translated English text to Hindi audio with the Indian Currents Newsroom.
Build a culture and practice of user research across the newsroom
Translate your team’s projects into a culture of listening to users, data-informed products and frequent research sprint.
News organizations should be investing in chatbot experimentation
A conversation with Maria Crosas Batista.
Build a push notification strategy that aligns with your subscriber retention goals
How the Star Tribune reimagined its push notification strategy from scratch.
Building a chatbot trained on your newsroom’s content
What it takes: time, money and ethical considerations.
Explaining complicated ideas, processes with digestible and impactful graphics
A conversation with Kavya Beheraj, Axios.
Tips for starting a hyperlocal podcast
What we learned from debuting a local sports podcast.
Optimize your SEO with service journalism
The concept of “news you can use” is not new to media organizations. However, with the rising importance of search engine optimization, these stories play a key role in not only driving traffic to news websites, but helping news organizations serve their communities.
Using Flourish stories to build a visual data experience
How we crafted a complete package on changing health outcomes in Lake County, California.