Tag: Slack
Tips and tools for building an impact report grounded in your mission
A conversation with Sarah Luyengi from Borderless When creating impact reports at Borderless Magazine, Sarah Luyengi, operations associate, said she thinks about an aspect of the news organization’s mission: Community is at the center of everything they do. In a recent interview with the Innovation in Focus team, Luyengi defined impact as how Borderless consistently … Continued
How we built a statewide election map
A simple, no-code solution to sharing voting information and four additional tools for your newsroom election projects.
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.
Understanding and communicating impact
How we analyzed our reader survey and used the results to tell our story at Next City.
How Next City collected impact stories from readers
And impact takeaways from Borderless Magazine and Tradeoffs.
YESEO app embraced by newsrooms looking to amp up SEO while keeping data safe
One year after the launch of YESEO — a free Slack app created by Ryan Restivo during his 2022-2023 RJI Fellowship — the app is helping news organizations increase the visibility of their stories through guided search engine optimization.
RJI Student Innovation Fellow builds analytics tool for Minnesota’s largest newspaper
Emily Hood, a senior at the Missouri School of Journalism, saw many months of work come to fruition in December, when the Star Tribune — the largest newspaper in Minnesota — launched a Slackbot that streamlines the newsroom’s access to analytics.
2023 at RJI: A look back
2023 was another year full of new solutions and ideas for the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism. Even as RJI continued to focus on strengthening community news by supporting innovative approaches to content and funding models and performing in-house experimentation here at RJI, the national breadth and impact of … Continued
Build a push notification strategy that aligns with your subscriber retention goals
How the Star Tribune reimagined its push notification strategy from scratch.
Building a chatbot trained on your newsroom’s content
What it takes: time, money and ethical considerations.