Tag: Innovation in Focus
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.
Building interactive visuals for newsletter engagement
How a newsletter drew participation through a holiday gift guide.
How to build news quizzes to encourage habitual engagement
Missouri Business Alert expands their quiz from Instagram to newsletters.
Centering your community in reproductive justice reporting
Sourcing, context and tips for reporting.
Testing tools to promote better collaboration in editorial budgets
How Notion, Coda and Google Tables (beta) stacked up.
Reaching multilingual communities starts with listening and collaboration
A conversation with Aala Abdullahi.
News organizations should be investing in chatbot experimentation
A conversation with Maria Crosas Batista.