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July 26, 2022
Citizen and community news

Could a banking law designed to end redlining drive more capital into local journalism?

A consortium of Black news publishers wants federal regulators to update Community Reinvestment Act rules so banks do more for local, minority-owned media.

Screenshot of NOLA.com | The Times Picayune's Hurricane Center newsletter.
July 5, 2022
Citizen and community news

How to create and launch an evergreen pop-up newsletter

Sydney Lewis is a 2022 RJI Student Innovation Fellow partnered with NOLA.com in New Orleans. The RJI Student Fellows will be sharing their product work this summer through Innovation in Focus.  NOLA.com | The Times Picayune decided to create an evergreen pop-up newsletter. It was my job to research, brainstorm, build, curate, write, promote, and … Continued

Person with feet up watching television. Photo: Mollie Sivaram | Unsplash
March 15, 2022
Citizen and community news

Audiences for news notice cutbacks, reward brands with quality momentum

Smartphones most relied on, but television is where audiences still find news of value.

5 ways to use Canva to upgrade your newsroom visual presence on social media
December 13, 2021
Citizen and community news

5 ways to use Canva to upgrade your newsroom’s visual presence on social media

With its brand kit and newsroom specific graphics, Canva is a one-stop shop for elevating your social media presence.

Alt text: A screenshot of the Twitter alt-text editor. Hannah is using dark mode, so the editor appears on a black background. The heading reads “Write alt-text.” And it is above an image with the following alt-text description written beneath: Forest green crocheted fabric with a pink crochet hook sits on Hannah’s lap in the airplane. She’s in a Southwest plane and the red and white safety card can be seen poking out of the blue seat pocket in front of her.”
October 14, 2021
Citizen and community news

Alt-text is journalism: Enhancing your reporting with accessibility

Learning to write alt-text can deepen your reporting and improve how you tell stories online.

A tweet from Kent C. Dodds using special characters to demonstrate how inaccessible this style of Twitter meme is to people who use screen readers or assistive technology. The tweet reads: “You this it's cute to write your tweets and usernames this way. But have you listened to what it sounds like with assistive technologies like VoiceOver?”
October 7, 2021
Citizen and community news

Digital accessibility is a cultural shift newsrooms need now

You don’t need to be an engineer or web developer to make your work accessible to disabled audiences.

Image by Mudassar Iqbal from Pixabey
October 5, 2021
Citizen and community news

Small publishers can build meaningful engagement practices without more time or resources

It will help you serve the people who are most on board with your mission — and most likely to read and need your reporting.

Try these apps for easy entry into audio for breaking news and audience reaction
September 8, 2021
Citizen and community news

Try these apps for easy entry into audio for breaking news and audience reaction

‘Voices of Kabul’ shows how audio can be harnessed in newsgathering and engagement efforts.

Some social media perks you should know about
August 16, 2021
Citizen and community news

Some social media perks you should know about

Third party design apps and tools for social media are your allies in engaging with audiences.

Neil Mara, 2019–2020 RJI Fellow
July 28, 2021
Citizen and community news

News archives: The untapped resource Part 3

This excerpt from Neil Mara’s research report highlights the top selections from each of the five categories of examples showing how newsrooms are using the content of their news archives to their benefit.

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