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Rural towns give rise to ‘volunteer journalism’
Community members step in when professional newsrooms die. News is driven by duty, not dollars.
How to get started as a freelance journalist — and quickly become sustainable
A free online guide to the most important business decisions freelance journalists make, with an eye to efficiency and prioritizing actions that have a bigger impact on your bottom line.
Introducing Algorithmic Literacy for Journalists
Resources to help journalists and newsrooms confront power imbalances by promoting industry accountability and public understanding.
Resources to support newsrooms’ responsible use of and reporting on algorithms
An annotated directory of how-to guides, exemplary journalism and policies — plus a cool online game.
RJI in 2024: A look back
This year at the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism set a new standard for delivering practical resources to community newsrooms and the broader industry. Here is a look back at some of 2024’s highlights.
YESEO partners with The Oglethorpe Echo on JournalismAI Innovation Challenge
Driving sustainable AI use in news-academic partnerships.
Big tech algorithms: The new gatekeepers
Algorithmic Literacy for Journalists will be an interactive resource to help journalists understand the functions, consequences and ethics of algorithms in a digital age.
Novel data analysis tool wins $10,000 prize from RJI’s collegiate Student Innovation Competition
Student teams from universities all over the country were honored with more than $13,000 in prizes.
Lawmakers wander into news deserts
Seeing the link with democracy, legislators put forward bills to protect local news.
Helping solve the news crisis through pop-up apprentice newsrooms
Let’s innovate together to address the decline in hyperlocal investigative journalism.