The Defender Handbook

Introducing a practical guide to creating a community-centric and digital-first media organization.

The Kansas City Defender toolkit, radical black press and the future of media

The toolkit will help you serve the needs of communities and provide a practical guide to creating a community-centric and digital-first media organization The Kansas City Defender and the Reynolds Journalism Institute are partnering to build a toolkit that will include the rich history of the radical Black press, its vital contributions to the future … Continued

2024 RJI Student Innovation Competition now accepting entries

The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism has announced its call for entries into the 2024 Student Innovation Competition. Entries will be accepted until Oct. 16 and are open to students of all disciplines at any college or university in the United States.