RJI Student Innovation Fellows
The RJI Student Innovation Fellows are Mizzou journalism students who are awarded fellowships to work with newsrooms across the country for the summer to introduce new and build upon current innovative initiatives.
Early lessons about using Threads to engage your community
From allotted character count to engagement strategies, takeaways from the Springfield News-Leader.
Testing API’s source tracking tool with local newsrooms
Lessons learned and common challenges with implementing the Source Matters tool.
Making Census data accessible for reporters with varying data literacy
Your guide to variables, visualizations and more.
Maximizing your membership program with product thinking and user research
Increase the value of membership for members by meeting them where they are, testing internal assumptions and employing product thinking.
Going beyond local data to contextualize a community issue
Tools and advice for finding and analyzing data in rural Lake County, California.
How to gain buy-in and knowledge before building a news product
At the Star Tribune, Emily Hood will be creating a Slackbot to generate audience analytics reports. These reports can better support the newsroom as they learn about their online performance and adjust their content strategies.
Being the utility man of product work
There is a lot to gain from getting to experiment in different spaces of product work on a team.
How to curate product kits with resources you already have
Repackaging past work into helpful tools for your audience.
Craft a utility content strategy to better serve your community during natural disasters
NOLA.com organized their evergreen content, prepared templates and planned a strategy to make sure their community will have the vital information they need.
How listening sessions can connect you to the local community
Build trust and improve content coverage from direct contact with readers.