Tag: Innovation in Focus
IGTV: Producing video for vertical platforms
Alle Pierce, entertainment journalist, shares tips about producing for Instagram TV.
RJI’s director of innovation and Futures Lab to help guide ONA as new board member
Ebony Reed, director of innovation and the RJI Futures Lab, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Online News Association, which bills itself as the world’s largest digital news association and brings in about 2,000 attendees to its annual conference. Among the responsibilities and opportunities for board members is leading the organization “in … Continued
Social specific content: Building for Instagram, Snapchat and more
Tips on five tools we tried while creating social specific content for promotion of our video story.
Social specific content: Promoting your stories differently
We test different social specific content editors to promote a news feature video.
Bots: Tips and Tools
How to use the Facebook ad archive for projects and tips on what to think about before you start!
RJI video series on innovation is a finalist for EPPY Award
Innovation in Focus, which helps newsrooms navigate the numerous new emerging technologies and storytelling techniques, is a finalist for a 2018 Editor & Publisher EPPY Award. The series, which is produced by the Innovation and Futures Lab at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, was selected from more than 300 entries across 30 categories, according to … Continued
Bots: Meet the ProPublica Election DataBot
We spoke with one of the original creators of the ProPublica Election Databot.
Bots: Helping journalists find the story
We used an election databot to lead us to a story about ad numbers from two local politicians.
Games for News: Test your Como knowledge!
powered by Typeform This month’s Innovation in Focus illustrates how to use a news game to let your readers interact with news stories. Emily Kummerfeld created this game for readers in Columbia, Missouri, to test their knowledge of the city. Next week: Sisi Wei, deputy editor of news applications at ProPublica, shares how ProPublica approaches building news … Continued
Infographics: Tips and Tools
Infographic building is a skill that some of us just don’t have. If you have the time, you could learn to use Adobe After Effects or if you have the budget, hire someone who is a pro. But if you’re like us and had to dive in with no experience, here are a few tools that can … Continued