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At RJI, we’ve been working to improve how we share information with our readers.
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Innovation in Focus
We piloted a few easy-to-use animation tools and suggest five best practices for working with animations in the newsroom
Live to Animation: Tips and Tools
January 20, 2020 -
Revisiting news coverage of Trump’s anti-media rhetoric
President Donald Trump’s anti-press rhetoric has backed news outlets and their reporters into corners. They cannot offer full-throated defenses of themselves, yet they also cannot look cowed in the face of someone they are supposed to cover fearlessly.
January 15, 2020 -
RJI@CES 2020
Countless drone journalists cut their flying teeth on one of the sturdy Phantom models from DJI. Many lamented its departure from the product line last year as maker DJI officially discontinued the popular Phantom 4 and listed its Phantom 4 Pro permanently
RJI@CES 2020: Newsroom favorite Phantom 4 Pro drone returns quietly
January 13, 2020 -
RJI@CES 2020
We all know that drones that get wet don’t fly—at least so we thought. But a number of manufacturers at this year’s Consumer Electronics Show (CES) are teaching drone pilots a lesson about just how wet a drone can get.
RJI@CES 2020: Wet drone? No problem!
January 13, 2020 -
RJI@CES 2020
Nearly every drone in most newsroom bears the DJI nameplate, but several drone companies on display at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas are making the case drone journalists should make a switch.
RJI@CES 2020: Drone makers roll out alternatives to DJI for news flights
January 13, 2020 -
Innovation in Focus
Michael Schiller, Creative Director of Reveal, shared insight on benefits and best practices for animated storytelling in journalism
Live to Animation: Q&A with Michael Schiller
January 13, 2020 -
Five innovation competition finalist teams developing verification tools
Five interdisciplinary RJI Student Innovation Competition teams tasked with developing tools to fight against deep fakes and fabricated content are putting final touches on their tools to help verify audio, photo or video content.
January 7, 2020 -
Innovation in Focus
Watch an animated Kenton Gewecke, of Live Doppler 8 Weather, share weather facts on snowfall for Columbia, Missouri.
Live to Animation: Kenton Gewecke on Missouri snowfall
January 6, 2020 -
Post
The education beat affects everyone in the country — from families to taxpayers. In this episode of Post, IRE Trainer and former education reporter Francisco Vara-Orta discusses some of his work.
Post Episode 17: Education reporters investigate teacher retention, special education services
January 2, 2020 -
Innovation in Focus
Five tips to get you started in 3D AR modeling
3D AR Modeling: Tips and tricks for creation and utilization
December 30, 2019 -
Innovation in Focus
Raymond Soto, Director of Emerging Technology at the USA Today network, shares his insight with us
3D AR Modeling: Q&A with Ray Soto of USA Today
December 23, 2019 -
RJI 2019: Strengthening journalism, connecting with citizens, preserving content and exploring tech
As another year ends, 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, 2019 -
Innovation in Focus
Experience MU's Academic Hall from the 1800s in 3D Augmented Reality
3D AR Modeling: Experience the old Academic Hall at Mizzou
December 18, 2019 -
Ten drone stories affecting journalists you might have missed in 2019
We all know those same news managers don’t have enough time in their days to keep up with everything on their plates, much less read deeply into drone coverage to see what’s coming in the near future. So we did that reading for you.
December 13, 2019 -
Machine learning for journalism: Examples and myths
Machine learning is more accessible—and useful—than you think.
December 11, 2019
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