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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How we cultivated interest in and collaboration for a community engagement program for a local newspaper
It takes more than an email to generate excitement and retention.
How can newsrooms track where their stories are getting republished?
Republication tracking tools and pixels are easy to install, but far from perfect in delivering results.
What to consider before using enhancing tools to clean your audio
A conversation with audio engineer James Willetts.
How to operate a WeChat newsletter with the help of the community
We introduced using WeChat for newsletters in the last article, including how to create a newsletter and the importance of WeChat in the Chinese community. The next step is to figure out how to operate a newsletter consistently, especially when there are not enough Chinese speakers in the newsroom to give the newsletter leads a … Continued
AI audio enhancers provide new paths to quality sound
Adobe Podcast, Audo Studio and other tools bring new possibilities to editing audio and overprocessing.
Creating an audio newsletter to serve local Chinese communities
WeChat subscriptions and how to build your own.
Harnessing the power of communities to reinvent local journalism
Through communication and outreach, we are building a network of community members who are highly engaged with high school sports to contribute to the Sun.
Multilingual newsrooms need multilingual transcription services
A conversation with Kenan Cerimagic, Executive Producer for Radio Free Europe.
Five different AI options for transcribing audio
Rev and Sonix compete with Otter.ai by providing new features and multi-language transcription for journalists.
Building interactive maps to more equitably serve community
Bloomfield Info Project created community level maps to establish baseline tools to guide coverage decisions.