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D.C. symposium to discuss social media and the First Amendment
Is the First Amendment still relevant in the age of social media? How can we be sure that what we’re reading and watching is true? What can social media platforms do to curtail the spread of misinformation and lies?
April 17, 2019 -
Embrace your constraints: How to build better products by accepting what you can’t change
The Futures Lab made a Twitterbot, and constraints were crucial to our creative process.
April 15, 2019 -
Pictures of the Year to celebrate winners during awards reception, public forum
The winners of the 76th annual Pictures of the Year competition, as well as the 73rd College Photographer of the Year contest, will be celebrated during an awards reception and all-day public forum April 26–27 in Columbia, Missouri.
April 11, 2019 -
What to do with too many images
Sometimes it seems like the digital world is turning us all into virtual hoarders. As storage costs go down, it becomes easier to pile our binary creations into a digital attic, never looking back.
April 10, 2019 -
AI isn’t taking journalists’ jobs. It is making them smarter and more efficient
Utopian or dystopian? When it comes to artificial intelligence and machine learning, how journalists view the technology, and how willing they are to delve into the many layers it can empower, is the secret sauce in creating a better workplace.
April 9, 2019 -
A Trusting News analysis: What news consumers say they trust
Fundamentally, news consumers trust journalism that they find to be balanced, in-depth, honest and reputable. Those qualities appeared over and over in an analysis of 81 in-depth interviews our newsroom partners conducted with members of their communities.
April 4, 2019 -
RJI Fellow’s playbook will help newsrooms collaborate on natural disaster coverage
Pooling resources and collaborating on projects in a wire service type situation can help newsrooms more adequately cover breaking news such as weather events, said Fergus Bell, co-founder of Pop-Up Newsroom.
April 3, 2019 -
Backing local news, building trust, innovating solutions
The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has awarded seven fellowships for the 2019–20 academic year.
April 2, 2019 -
Post
In Episode 8, Post reviews investigative documentaries, including two that are currently popular on Netflix. This show features the documentaries Ghost Fleet and The Devil We Know, the docu-series Evil Genius, and the podcast series In the Dark, Season 2.
Post Episode 8: Investigative filmmakers and podcasters discuss their popular documentaries
April 1, 2019 -
Innovation in Focus
Juliana Ruhfus, interactive producer at Al Jazeera, shares her thoughts on InterviewJS.
Interactive Chats: The journey of the user
March 28, 2019 -
The Wall Street Journal promotes digital thinking beyond numbers. Your newsroom can, too
Digital trends in journalism often scream that we need to study analytics and keep up with new applications. As Laura Johnston found out in a visit to the Wall Street Journal, the not-so-secret sauce is focusing on what people do to collaborate.
March 14, 2019 -
Innovation in Focus
Emily Dunn, Mizzou student, gives tips based on her experience learning InterviewJS
Interactive Chats: Our tips for building a story in InterviewJS
March 14, 2019 -
RJI Innovation Series tackles artificial intelligence to embrace opportunities, fight challenges
Artificial intelligence poses a number of threats and opportunities to the news industry. News outlets such as Bloomberg and The Washington Post have used robots to help produce content. But some journalists fear robots might replace them.
March 12, 2019 -
RJI Innovation Series March 18–19 speakers
RJI Innovation Series March 18–19 speakers
March 12, 2019 -
Mobile microlearning works! Sample the first course in digital journalism delivered to your phone
Almost two years ago, Linda Austin asked for your help in identifying your training needs in digital journalism. Now, the results are back from that first course in digital journalism delivered via mobile microlearning.
March 8, 2019
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