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Watch the full sessions from RJInnovation Week

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.

Peter Meng, 2011-2012 fellow at the Reynolds Journalism Institute at the University of Missouri School of Journalism has developed a digital classified ad platform that incorporates social media to help newspapers win back classified advertising from other online sources. It is estimated that recent digital disruption of conventional classified advertising has cost traditional news organizations billions in lost revenues. Meng believes is platform will create a new, steady stream of revenue for news operations.

The digital realm offers new ways for storytellers to engage audiences. Watch some of the most creative and talented players in Digital Storytelling for a look at what's possible as Mizzou prepares its own program for launch. From the worlds of digital publishing, feature film, documentary, advertising and photojournalism, we've gathered a star-studded cast of those working in transformational media forms. It's an exciting look at what's possible out there in terms of storytelling in digital formats.

The Digital Storytelling Summit was a gathering that inspired its audience with new knowledge, ideas and a better understanding of how the traditional form of storytelling is changing through the use of technology.

On November 30, the Reynolds Journalism Institute hosted the final presentations of the first annual Seed Idea Competition, sponsored by CLIMB, (Collaboration, Leadership and Innovation in Missouri Business).

The competition drew participants from 22 departments across the University of Missouri campus, from both graduate and undergraduate students. The preliminary round of presentations was held on October 19th in the Trulaske School of Business, where six undergraduate and two graduate teams were selected as finalists.

Steven Waldman, who directed the Federal Communications Commission's study of the state of U.S. journalism, delivered the keynote address on Nov. 15 at a day-long symposium on the comprehensive and far-reaching report. Watch the sessions.

Tablet/Mobile Strategies and Visions for News Organizations

These are challenging economic times for all of us. But this is also a time of opportunity for community journalism.

The Missouri School of Journalism, the Reynolds Journalism Institute and the Missouri Press Association put together a conference for community newspaper publishers and editors.

Apple Computer’s release of the iPad has created an entirely new definition of electronic media. The move of other computer and device makers into the tablet marketplace underscores the reality that this market is only poised to grow. Four journalism organizations joined forces in September for a strategy session to explore how publishers are capitalizing on this trend and moving local news organizations toward a sustainable digital future.

Watch the Block by Block 2011 Videos

With an objective to inventory local business assets for startup ventures, local entrepreneurs, as well as several community organizations assembled on September 13th, 2011 in RJI’s Palmer Room to hear from local leaders as well as to participate in hands-on information gathering exercise. The event entitled “Economic Gardening: Gathering Our Entrepreneurial Resource - Putting the Pieces Together” was the second such event produced in collaboration with Regional Economic Development, Inc. (REDI).

"A storm has just hit town. Buildings are wrecked and the mayor is missing. How many times and in how many ways has some variation on this story been told throughout history? And how will it be told?"