Tag: Events
Five tips for reconnecting with your community
How to engage with your community in a way that shows you care.
RJI: 10 years of innovating and more to come
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute is celebrating 10 years of innovating and helping ensure that journalism has a long and bright future in the service of democracy. The institute’s doors opened in 2008.
Eight takeaways for newsrooms to integrate augmented, virtual or mixed reality into the workplace
Five journalists spend two days at RJI for immersive video storytelling event; walk away more energized about the technology.
Seven lessons for immersive storytellers from the RJI Innovation Series
Creating content for the leading edge of the immersive video world — virtual reality, augmented reality, 360-degree — can be challenging for many newsrooms both in terms of how to master the technology and what projects to try it on. RJI invited a handful of innovative folks who either use the technologies or write about … Continued
Immersive technology event speakers
Veda Shastri Veda Shastri is a documentary filmmaker and immersive video journalist. She is currently a producer of The Daily 360 at The New York Times where she handles international coverage in 360 video. She recently produced the series “Genocide’s Legacy” as well as an interactive from inside Fukushima, Japan. Veda co-produced a VR documentary, … Continued
Immersive technology event brings industry professionals to Missouri classrooms
Rather than just hearing case studies about what newsrooms are doing with immersive technologies, University of Missouri students will interact with professionals in these fields in the classroom during an upcoming event. “It’s one thing to look at a car online,” says Jim Flink, assistant professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and event leader. “It’s a whole … Continued
Development challenge focuses on ‘Better news for the smart home’
Non-MU students must participate in hackathon to be eligible for 2018-19 RJI Student Competition.
Augmented reality: How to make it easy, affordable and fun
For newsroom leaders already struggling to produce and monetize daily content, I understand how augmented reality tools might seem out of their reach. Though tools from Google, Amazon and Apple can be daunting with their requirement of coding knowledge, there are tools that make it easy for those of us with small budgets, little to … Continued
Tool to battle fake news wins RJI Student Competition
The winning team, VeriPixel, will go to New York City to meet with media and technology experts and leaders.
Checking out the latest broadcast tech: RJI visits NAB Show 2018
Travis McMillen, senior media producer in the RJI Futures Lab, writes about his visit to the National Association of Broadcasters’ NAB Show April 7-12 in Las Vegas. “From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is where global visionaries convene to bring content to life in new and exciting ways,” according to NAB’s website.