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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 -
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.
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 -
Fellows tackle innovative campaign finance, community sports stories with partner newsrooms
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.
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 -
Innovation in Focus
Engagement and social strategy tips from experts at WIRED and Dallas Morning News.
Social Specific Content: Being fun, smart and factual
November 29, 2018 -
Post
In episode four of Post, journalists discuss crime and justice reporting from podcasts to books.
Post Episode 4: Popular true crime podcasts break news and crack cold cases
November 15, 2018 -
Info District dispatches
Many local news deserts are “missing markets.” They have the resources to support local news and information production but lack the information, trust, and coordination to do so.
Info District dispatch: Missing markets
November 12, 2018 -
Innovation in Focus
Tips on five tools we tried while creating social specific content for promotion of our video story.
Social Specific Content: Building for instagram, snapchat and more
November 12, 2018 -
Five tips for reconnecting with your community
How to engage with your community in a way that shows you care.
November 6, 2018 -
Rebranding for news organizations, how and why?
We speak with a marketing expert on how newsrooms can employ a third party to research their community and rebrand successfully.
November 6, 2018 -
Jeremy Merrill: ProPublica’s project crowdsourcing political ads on Facebook
After the 2016 presidential election, Facebook received a lot of criticism over a lack of transparency on its platform. ProPublica has been particularly persistent in its coverage of electioneering on the social media giant.
November 5, 2018 -
Innovation in Focus
We test different social specific content editors to promote a news feature video.
Social Specific Content: Promoting your stories differently
November 5, 2018 -
Post
In Episode 3, Post discusses elections and social media as well as long-term reporting on candidates. Media outlets featured include This American Life, 60 Minutes, ProPublica and Raycom stations, including WAVE and WFIE.
Post Episode 3: Social media playing behind-the-scenes role in elections
November 1, 2018
Donald W. Reynolds