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.

Vote: 2024 RJI Student Innovation Competition

For this year’s challenge, student teams across the country were asked to implement an innovative idea to help a newsroom measure the impact of their news coverage for their community. The impact measurements should not revolve around traditional metrics like clicks, views or visits — but the real life impact of the journalism and its … 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.

Reynolds Journalism Institute awards more than $13,000 to top three collegiate teams in nationwide Student Innovation Competition

COLUMBIA, Mo. (April 6, 2023) — The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute today announced the winners of the RJI Student Innovation Competition, awarding prizes of $10,000, $2,500 and $1,000 to three collegiate teams who came up with the best practical, actionable plans to address a local need in their community through service journalism. “Eight teams … Continued