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American Press Institute
In March, the American Press Institute launched a community dinner for our audience of news leaders and product thinkers.
12 innovative community news projects that built trust and relationships
From student-led newsletters to cafecitos and audio history, the Community-Centered Symposium helped newsrooms and support orgs connect with their communities.
![Randy Picht [right] and Kat Duncan announce the winners of the 2026 RJI Student Innovation Competittion](https://rjionline.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2026/05/competition26050101.jpg)
Spread, a new method for connecting newsrooms and social media creators, wins grand prize in Student Innovation Competition
The Reynolds Journalism Institute awarded $13,500 in prizes Thursday to the top three teams in its annual Student Innovation Competition.
The questions every journalist should ask funders (but usually don’t)
And what journalists are getting wrong in the application process.
Establishing a viable nonprofit newsroom
Nina Misuraca Ignaczak shares lessons from her six-year journey of bootstrapping to finding a financial footing.
Innovation in Focus at the Radically Rural summit
The Reynolds Journalism Institute’s (RJI) Innovation in Focus series, featuring RJI partnerships with community news organizations to experiment with new strategies and technology, will touch down later this month at the Radically Rural summit in Keene, New Hampshire (register here). It’s the latest opportunity for small and rural news organizations to connect with Emily Lytle, … Continued
Trusting News goes independent after nearly a decade of support from RJI
Trusting News, an organization that uses research-driven strategies to help journalists build stronger, more trusting relationships with their communities, is going independent after eight years backed by the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI).
Changing work culture beyond burnout and bad bosses
How might journalism organizations foster internal cultures that are more transparent, accountable and mindful of staff’s needs?
How investing in work culture will protect journalism’s most valuable resource: people
News breaks, but it doesn’t have to break our journalists. Our industry is not sustainable if we don’t take care of one of our most valuable resources: our people.
Empowering local newsrooms with comprehensive community dashboards
Han Vu is a 2023 RJI Student Innovation Fellow partnered with the American Press Institute in Washington, DC. The RJI Student Fellows will be sharing their innovative work through Innovation in Focus. Data holds great power for newsrooms to better understand their communities, but accessing and understanding it can be daunting. To aid local journalists … Continued