Innovation in Focus
Innovation in Focus is a series exploring emerging technology and methods of storytelling for newsrooms worldwide. We interview experts, test tools and provide our findings on a different topic each month.
Whether you're a one-man band or a large metro, this series will help you take the next step in innovative journalism.
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Social media policies are not the real issue
March 23, 2021
Gabe Schneider, Kendra Pierre-Louis, Sisi Wei and Karen K. Ho in a discussion around how newsrooms can work to become anti-racist.Read more...
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For Innovation in Focus this month, student Sara Dingmann spoke with Tamar Charney, managing director for personalization and curation at NPR, about the ethics of redubbing.
Descript, overdub: Q&A with Tamar Charney
February 15, 2021 -
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This month, Sara Dingmann tested Descript’s new video editing software to create this video about a local maker and his business. Here are five tips for using Descript video editor.
Descript video: Tips and tricks
February 8, 2021 -
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Alex Richards is an assistant professor S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. Tatyana Monnay spoke to him about data journalism and what is in its future.
Having a natural curiosity about mundane processes
January 27, 2021 -
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For my last Innovation in Focus piece for the year, I wanted to try a few new tools while I was reporting on the passing of Amendment 3 for KBIA with a group of three other journalists.
Inject, Pinpoint and Vizydrop: Tips and tricks
January 20, 2021 -
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This month for Innovation in Focus I interviewed Allyson Daniels to learn more about how we can increase accessibility in journalism.
Narrated articles: Q&A with Allyson Daniels
December 23, 2020
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RJI video series on innovation is a finalist for EPPY Award
Innovation in Focus, which helps newsrooms navigate the numerous new emerging technologies and storytelling techniques, is a finalist for a 2018 Editor & Publisher EPPY Award.
October 19, 2018 -
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Single-topic series replaces RJI Futures Lab video update.
New ‘Innovation in Focus’ series will show journalists how to tell stories using emerging tech
January 12, 2018 -
Innovation in Focus
"Innovation in Focus" series will help journalists incorporate emerging technology in their storytelling.
Announcing a new video series for journalists
January 9, 2018
Donald W. Reynolds