Tag: RJI fellowships
RJI announces spring 2018 Student Innovation Fellows
Four Missouri School of Journalism students will bring their skills and passions to Washington, D.C., and New York City newsrooms as 2018 Reynolds Journalism Institute Student Innovation Fellows.
RJI Fellowship to develop shareable resources to combat misinformation about science
Missouri School of Journalism students are working with a New York-based radio show to reduce the misinformation about science on social media and the web. “Science Friday,” a public radio show, hopes to equip its listeners with socially shareable resources with “just the facts” from scientists, says Christian Skotte, head of digital. This project started … Continued
New membership model gives Cuban news site financial, editorial independence
Readers of 14ymedio, a Cuban news outlet, can now play an active role protecting the future of the outlet’s fact-based, objective journalism through a new membership model. Reader memberships will give the news outlet greater financial independence, allowing it to answer primarily to its readers, says Alejandro González, development and innovation director. This aligns with the organization’s … Continued
Journalists, let’s invest in trust, not just expect it
We know trust in the news media is decreasing. I mean, it’s really not a pretty picture. Let’s start with this stat: A 2016 Gallup poll revealed that just 32% of Americans say they have “a great deal” or “a fair amount” of trust in mass media.
RiskMiner: An app for agribusiness
“Risk to the community, to people and to our food and fuel systems. We’re focusing strictly on agribusiness because that’s the focus of our news coverage and because it affects so much of our day to day lives.” said Pam Dempsey.
Help us build tools to better understand engagement data and improve revenue strategies
How do we identify user engagement behaviors and patterns that help us strengthen our products and our businesses? How can we encourage engaged users to deepen their connection with our work by signing up for a subscription, purchasing a membership, or sharing our content? How do we make those asks in the right ways and … Continued
Tyus Monroe: A Talk Story, Write Story success story in progress
Tyus Monroe is a 2017 graduate of Hickman High School in Columbia, Missouri. She believes teachers aren’t engaging young black male students as much as other kids. That’s why she wants to become a teacher. “If I can do my part to get more black males in the graduating class, I’m going to do that … Continued
Survey: Journalists’ most urgent training needs are mobile, data and video
Respondents say they’d try bite-size lessons on their phone to learn digital skills.
RJI Fellow receives investment from Missouri accelerator fund for chatbot tool
GroundSource, a community engagement platform founded by RJI Fellow Andrew Haeg, recently received a $50,000 investment from the Missouri Innovation Center Accelerator Fund. Haeg is completing an institutional fellowship in August with the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. He spent a year developing bots to deepen engagement at various news outlets. The funds will allow … Continued
Who trusts — and pays for — the news? Here’s what 8,728 people told us
As part of the Trusting News project, 28 partner newsrooms asked their audiences to tell them about their views on the credibility of news. Is there a connection between people’s politics and their trust in news? (Yes.) Do people’s race or age play a factor in what they trust? (Yes on race, less on age.) … Continued