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Take journalism to the next level
RJI is now taking applications for our next group of fellows. We’re looking to advance new products, services, ideas and storytelling techniques with funding, mentoring, testing and promotion.
January 18, 2019 -
Pictures of the Year 2019 contest call for entries
New scholarship program and topical categories part of the 76th annual Pictures of the Year competition.
January 17, 2019 -
Look up to see the coming battle of privacy vs. access
How much airspace — and how much privacy — are you entitled to? This is important to us as drone journalists because it speaks to where we can fly and how we gather our visuals.
January 15, 2019 -
Putting the audience at the center of immersive journalism
VR and 360° video are attractive to journalists because the product promises to put the audience in the middle of news events. For immersive journalism to reach its potential, we must put the audience at the center of the production process.
January 10, 2019 -
RJI Student Innovation Fellowships 2018
Through her RJI Student Innovation Fellowship, Hannah Rodriguez was able to observe how reporters and editors at The Seattle Times worked to thread the needle of maintaining independence while receiving outside money for initiatives.
Inside The Seattle Times: A case study in community-funded journalism
January 8, 2019 -
API announces affiliation with Trusting News and RJI to provide new funding and growth in 2019
The American Press Institute and RJI announced a partnership today to grow and strengthen the Trusting News project, which has been working with newsrooms across the country for the past three years.
January 7, 2019 -
Development competition finalists come up with ideas for making news more accessible in smart homes
Four finalist RJI Student Competition teams challenged to make news more accessible for the smart home have come up with ideas including interactive smart mirrors and the ability to ask basic questions about what they’re watching on TV news.
January 3, 2019 -
Can we drone without a phone? No. Here’s some apps to make your drone journalism safer and better
Judd Slivka has noticed how dependent he's become on his phone for a lot of information regarding how to fly with drones. Here are some he uses every day.
January 2, 2019 -
RJI Student Innovation Fellowships 2018
In the ongoing fight against a torrent of political misinformation, fact-checkers must carefully choose their battles.
RJI Student Innovation Fellow finds fact checking trickier than anticipated
December 20, 2018 -
RJI 2018: Strengthening local journalism, testing practical innovations, and trust and transparency
As another year comes to a close, the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute reflects on some of its accomplishments and lessons learned with a mission of helping journalism survive and thrive.
December 20, 2018 -
Post
In Episode 5, Post discusses health care reporting, including allegations of fraud in medical technology and inconsistent medical costs.
Post Episode 5: Reporters expose medical industry fraud and dangerous cuts in care
December 14, 2018 -
Innovation in Focus
Alle Pierce, entertainment journalist, shares tips about producing for Instagram TV.
IGTV: Producing video for vertical platforms
December 14, 2018 -
Breaking away from the ‘protest paradigm’
Protests aren’t common everywhere, but they are a regular part of the news diet. Whether you’re parachuting into Paris or a protest on the other side of the state, are there better approaches?
December 11, 2018 -
RJI Student Innovation Fellowships 2018
Two newsrooms will benefit this spring from the help of tech-savvy University of Missouri journalists partnering with them on projects as RJI Student Innovation Fellows.
Fellows tackle innovative campaign finance, community sports stories with partner newsrooms
December 6, 2018 -
RJI’s director of innovation and Futures Lab to help guide ONA as new board member
Ebony Reed, director of innovation and the RJI Futures Lab, has been appointed to the board of directors for the Online News Association, which bills itself as the world's largest digital news association.
December 6, 2018
Donald W. Reynolds