Tag: Innovation in Focus
Four engaging mapping tools and how they stack up
Building a more interactive and community-focused Pride guide with The Buckeye Flame.
Early lessons from elections roundtables in West Virginia
A conversation with Tyler Dedrick, Mountain State Spotlight.
How we aimed to center community voices in a candidate forum
A collaborative take on election debates.
Lean into what your core audiences value
A conversation with Jacqué Palmer, The Boston Globe on growing your newsletter.
How to deepen the impact of newsletter call to actions
A few wording, colors, style changes to increase subscribers through PublicSource newsletters.
Planning a community pop-up event? Start by talking to local organizers
A conversation with Maya Chupkov, founder of the Proud Stutter podcast.
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
How newsrooms can reimagine community safety at events
A conversation with Mariah Castañeda, LA Public Press.
Generating revenue through merchandise community partnerships
Block Club Chicago brought in $100,000 from Gator Watch, a conversation on merch and partnerships with Maple Walker Lloyd.
2024 RJI Student Innovation Fellows to spend summer helping community newsrooms innovate
Four Missouri School of Journalism students have been named the 2024 Student Innovation Fellows at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute.