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By Brian Steffens on May 18, 2012 0 Comments Blogs

News and commentary of interest to journalism innovators and entrepreneurs

Joy Mayer to run engagement seminar at RJI

Source Missouri Press Association on May 16, 2012 0 Comments
Joy Mayer, engagement, RJI

In this new training opportunity from the Missouri Press Foundation, Joy Mayer of the Missouri School of Journalism will teach you not only about the digital tools that make that conversation easier, but she’ll offer her expert insight into how to open your newsroom up to interaction with your community.

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By Brian Steffens on May 11, 2012 0 Comments Blogs

News and commentary of interest to journalism innovators and entrepreneurs

NNA MediaXchange 2012: leftover nuggets

By Brian Steffens on May 9, 2012 0 Comments Blogs

Multi-platform insights from The New York Times and ESPN

RJInnovation Week Videos

By RJI on May 9, 2012 0 Comments News
RJInnovation Week

Watch the full sessions from RJInnovation Week

Block by Block 2012

Thursday, September 13, 2012 - Saturday, September 15, 2012 Events
Block by Block 2012

Block by Block: Community News Summit 2012 is the annual gathering of independent online community news publishers. It will be held Sept. 13-15, 2012 in Chicago.

This event brings together local news entrepreneurs and others interested in the emerging local news ecosystem for two days of presentations of key challenges and solutions around technology, business and revenue.

Kansas City Digital Storytelling Forum

Thursday, June 21, 2012 Events
Kansas City Digital Storytelling Forum

Digital storytelling is a robust industry in our region of the Midwest. It is an industry poised for even greater growth in the near future. On June 21st, KCSourcelink will host the Kansas City Digital Storytelling Forum with support from Hallmark Cards, the University of Missouri’s Media of the Future program, The Mid-America Regional Council, the Full Employment Council, the Reynolds Journalism Institute and several other program partners.

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By Brian Steffens on May 4, 2012 0 Comments Blogs

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MoJo: The transition from traditional journalism to mobile reporting

By RJI on May 2, 2012 0 Comments Blogs

This week I covered the Pride Parade, held on campus April 25, 2012. Lots of signs, colorful clothing and chanting made for a good audio project—and audio was something I wanted to experience before the semester ends.

One problem I had is just a transition from regular equipment to the cell phone. It’s a completely different way of collecting material.

#RJInnovation (2012): Project 573

By RJI on May 1, 2012 0 Comments Blogs
RJInnovation Week

Students targeted in-depth, online reporting of mental health issues in Missouri to produce innovative journalism that expands awareness and broadens perspective about a localized issue.

#RJInnovation (2012): How to attract and retain YAYA employees

By RJI on May 1, 2012 0 Comments Blogs
RJInnovation Week

As YAYAs enters the job market, employers are faced with the challenge of not just hiring quality young adults, but finding ways to keep them around.

#RJInnovation (2012): Covering the campaign and the issues. It’s complicated

By RJI on April 30, 2012 0 Comments Blogs
RJInnovation Week

The Gerald M. Boyd Politics and Press Responsibility Series was created to honor the former New York Times managing editor and Mizzou alum by his widow Robin Stone. This year's program was moderated by Mark Russell, editor of the Orlando Sentinel, a Missouri Honor Medalist and a Mizzou alum.

#RJInnovation (2012): Technology, gadgets, and the future

By RJI on April 30, 2012 0 Comments Blogs
RJInnovation Week

The pace of change: the gadgets just keep on coming. The Gadget Guy shares what's new.

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By Brian Steffens on April 27, 2012 0 Comments Blogs

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RJI Innovation Week: Community engagement

Source Documentary Focus on April 27, 2012 0 Comments
RJInnovation Week, Joy Mayer, Reuben Stern, Reynolds Journalism Institute, RJI

What do documentary filmmaking and engagement have in common? Nick Gass tells us what he learned during RJInnovation Week 2012.

RJI Innovation: Analytics & Social Media

Source Crockett Chronicles on April 27, 2012 0 Comments
RJI, Reynolds Journalism Institute

The Mizzou J-School is usually bursting to the seams with brilliance. This week, it erupted, thanks to RJI’s Innovation Week. Although I couldn’t attend every event, there was one I was able to catch that I found particularly useful: how to optimize analytics and social media.

TEDxMU makes inaugural appearance at RJI

By Keith Politte on April 24, 2012 0 Comments News
TEDxMU

On April 14, 2012, RJI played host to TEDxMU, the Mizzou campus’ first independently organized version of TED, the global set of conferences formed to disseminate "ideas worth spreading." Featuring a diverse lineup of speakers, the day-long event offered a spectrum of topics that were selected from more than 60 prospective presenters.

#RJInnovation (2012): Enhancing engagement at Illinois Public Media

By RJI on April 24, 2012 0 Comments Blogs
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While most broadcast stations also have websites, very few have taken the steps to use multi-platform programming to engage their audience.

#RJInnovation (2012): Fostering community engagement

By RJI on April 24, 2012 0 Comments Blogs
RJInnovation Week

As part of RJInnovation Week, KBIA-FM's weekly public affairs program, Intersection, devoted its program to Monday's theme: engagement.

What news as a conversation looks like, from RJI's Joy Mayer

Source Public Insight Network on April 24, 2012 0 Comments
Joy Mayer, engagement, RJI

Joy Mayer, an engagement expert and associate professor at the University of Missouri's journalism program, spoke at the Reynolds Journalism Institute's Innovation Week conference on April 23. She explained why it's necessary to expand what it means to "cover" an issue.