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Mountain State Spotlight, an independent and nonprofit newsroom in West Virginia, hosted an elections-focused roundtable with community members in April.
May 13, 2024
Innovation

Early lessons from elections roundtables in West Virginia

A conversation with Tyler Dedrick, Mountain State Spotlight.

Community-Centered Symposium participants in November 2023 at the Reynolds Journalism Institute. Photo: Kat Duncan
May 7, 2024
Innovation

11 Community-centered projects from newsrooms and journalists across the country

The 2023 Symposium provided opportunity and support for journalists to try at least one new-to-them idea.

Handmade Valentine's Day cards with a variety of pens on a table outside.
March 18, 2024
Innovation

Low-lift events that can spark meaningful storytelling and community connection

Lessons learned when we invited the community to write heartfelt letters In an effort to foster community engagement and connection, the Innovation in Focus team partnered with Vox Magazine on a multimedia story that came from a community pop-up event. After seeing examples of moving storytelling from newsrooms like El Tímpano, where their team gathered … Continued

Sioux Falls Simplified created a scrolling gift guide with community-contributed suggestions.
January 4, 2024
Innovation

Building interactive visuals for newsletter engagement

How a newsletter drew participation through a holiday gift guide.

Screenshot of The Conversation U.S. weekly news quiz from Nov. 22, 2023.
December 5, 2023
Innovation

Crafting an engaging news quiz: “Help people feel that there is a human heart beating behind the in-depth news”

A Q&A with Fritz Holznagel at The Conversation.

We initially tested the free version of Chat Thing using RJI’s website before partnering with Queen City Nerve on an experiment.
September 7, 2023
Innovation

Building a chatbot trained on your newsroom’s content

What it takes: time, money and ethical considerations.

L-R: Madison Hopkins, Josh Merchant, former intern Marco Schaden, Hilary Becker, Interim Publisher Jennifer Hack Wolf, Mili Mansaray, (Not pictured) Gary Enrique Bradley-Lopez. A Kansas City Beacon all-staff meeting in September 2022.
July 24, 2023
Innovation

2 Kansas City area news outlets show different paths toward nonprofit sustainability

The Beacon is 3 years old. The Northeast News of Kansas City is more than 90. They are part of a surge in nonprofit news outlets and funding.

Staff members of Westplex Media Group. Owner Tim Schmidt is second from right.
March 14, 2023
Innovation

These newspaper chain owners live where they publish

Local groups buy back community newspapers from big chains and invest in journalism.

Joe Amditis is the assistant director for products and events at the Center for Cooperative Media. Photo: Center for Cooperative Media
December 27, 2022
Innovation

Defined focus can help newsrooms automate

A contained core of apps and systems keeps automated tools approachable and trackable: A discussion with Joe Amditis.

Borderless Magazine’s Engagement Reporter Diane Bou Khalil and Art Director Michelle Kanaar talk to migrants getting off buses at Chicago Union Station in September. Photo by Jesus J. Montero for Borderless Magazine
October 11, 2022
Innovation

Why your news outlet needs an on-the-ground strategy

Borderless Magazine’s Diane Bou Khalil shares guidance for meeting community members where they’re at.

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