RJI in the News

Two-thirds of U.S. adults now use at least one mobile media device such as a smartphone or tablet, and they’re the kind of people marketers want to reach—they skew more educated and higher-income than people who don’t own those devices.

ASNE, which dropped "Newspaper" from its name in favor of "News" in 2009, has fought to remain relevant during a time in which the future of printed newspapers is far from certain.

Arnie Robbins, who stepped down as editor of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch last month, will be the new executive director of the American Society of News Editors starting July 9.

The ASNE announced the hiring Monday of Arnie Robbins, who stepped down last month after 15 years at the newspaper, including more than six years as editor.

RJI researchers interviewed more than 1,000 respondents and divided mobile devices into four categories: large tablets, small tablets, e-readers and smartphones.

Despite the large number of mobile device users, Roger Fidler, the program director for digital publishing at RJI, says that mobile news products do not appear to be replacing printed newspapers as quickly as was earlier predicted.

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.

During RJI week, Spencer expanded upon recent Pew research.

Charging readers for online content has boosted newspaper circulation numbers across the country and at the Tribune.

Two computer science students from the University of Missouri College of Engineering were on the winning team of the 2012 Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI) Student Competition.

Tasked with finding low cost ways for advertisers to reach target audiences, these students developed a widget that created a self service network with personalized content on Hearst Newspaper websites.

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

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.

Hearst Corporation's Innovation group and the University of Missouri’s Reynolds Journalism Institute today announced the winners of their annual student competition, which is aimed at building creative solutions to real-world media challenges.

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.

Each week, for the last 10 weeks, a group of MU students has been intercepting video transmissions — from the future. Ava, a future MU researcher, is shown speaking to a high-tech-looking computer that aids her quest with what she calls “The REBOOT.” The app is a product of Reynolds Fellow Peter Meng.

The Chicago Tribune and the Chicago Photography Center will host the 69th annual Pictures of the Year International Education & Awards Program this weekend. The two-day event features presentations by POYi award winners and a 50-print exhibition.

There’s so much at POYi to see. Not only does it take a while to wander around the links and look at the photos, there’s plenty of descriptive text, and then sometimes you just have to take some time to let the images sink in.

Randy Picht announced his departure from the Associated Press after 29 years of service. He has accepted a position with the Reynolds Journalism Institute as its executive director.

Randy Picht, a longtime executive at The Associated Press and most recently the news cooperative's chief of bureau in four states in the upper Midwest, has been named as executive director for the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism.