Innovation Team
Our Innovation team is dedicated to real-world testing and building of resources, tools, projects and methods of storytelling to benefit journalism and the communities we serve.
Learn more about our current partnership projects:
Optimized paywall with Bangor Daily News
Diversity sourcing tool with Chalkbeat
Completed recent partnership projects:
In addition to partnership projects, the innovation staff:
- Produces the monthly web series Innovation in Focus which explores emerging technology and storytelling methods for newsrooms
- Manages the annual RJI Student Competition where students work together on a project that tackles a challenge faced by the journalism industry
- Manages the RJI Fellowship program where journalists from all over the world develop their innovative projects with our resources
- Manages the RJI Student Fellowship program
- Founded and manages the Women in Journalism Workshop where female journalists gather annually for training and discussions around relevant issues
- Teaches at the Missouri School of Journalism
- Travel to teach and speak at conferences when requested
Interested in working with us?
Email our Director of Innovation:
Kat Duncan, Director of Innovation duncank@rjionline.org