Tag: Reynolds Journalism Institute
The Defender Handbook
Introducing a practical guide to creating a community-centric and digital-first media organization.
RJI Student Innovation Fellows wrap up projects, share results with the industry
Five students at the Missouri School of Journalism have completed their Student Innovation Fellowships with the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), marking the end of a summer of hands-on experimentation in five community newsrooms around the country.
How journalists address misinformation from official sources
Survey of 630 health journalists provides guidance and takeaways.
How to train the next generation of news product thinkers
In order to build strong product thinking into news organizations, journalism needs to nurture the talent of young product thinkers.
Missouri School of Journalism’s Jared Schroeder earns $5,000 research grant to help journalists fight malicious lawsuits
Jared Schroeder, an associate professor at the Missouri School of Journalism, has earned a $5,000 grant from the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) to support a project meant to help journalists and publishers navigate the risk of SLAPP lawsuits.
If your state doesn’t have an anti-SLAPP law, you should read this
This article is part of a larger partnership between the Reynolds Journalism Institute and Society of Professional Journalists to update and improve the resources available to journalists regarding strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs).
A ground-level look into the burnout crisis
RJI released the results of its survey on burnout in the news industry earlier this year. The survey produced a lot of data to work with, and researchers are still combing new insights from the responses of current and former journalists, but data is only one piece of the puzzle.
Local journalism is hard work. Help us carry the load
Through my first decade in the field, Nora Hertel could see that local audiences did not feel well served as the media grew more polarized, nationalized and negative. So, she left in 2021 and launched her own news organization, Project Optimist.
Trusting News goes independent after nearly a decade of support from RJI
Trusting News, an organization that uses research-driven strategies to help journalists build stronger, more trusting relationships with their communities, is going independent after eight years backed by the Missouri School of Journalism’s Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI).
Introducing the 2024-2025 RJI Fellows
Today, the Reynolds Journalism Institute announced the 2024-2025 class of RJI Fellows, each of whom will work to create and test practical, free resources for journalists and newsrooms.