Stories by Connor Sheets
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RJI Fellow launches Deputy Program as free newsroom engagement tool
Connor Sheets' goal as a 2016-17 Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute fellow was to help news organizations keep tabs on the communities they serve using available and often limited resources.
January 30, 2018 -
AL.com’s news deputy program: A fledgling success despite obstacles, missteps and hiccups
Connor Sheets’ RJI Fellowship project, dubbed the Deputy Program, has had its share of kinks. But it’s also yielding tips, information and insights that would be nearly impossible for the AL.com newsroom to come up with on its own.
August 2, 2017 -
Community sources of info for AL.com newsroom project include immigrant population
There is perhaps no more misunderstood and maligned community in Alabama than the state’s population of undocumented immigrants. Uncounted by definition, they’re still reeling from the negative impacts of the state’s H.B. 56.
January 26, 2017 -
Nonresidential fellow jumpstarts his project with a visit to RJI
My fellowship project was transformed earlier this month during a three-day visit to Columbia, Missouri. The occasion was an informal convening of several of this year’s fellows to discuss the varied projects we hope to bring to fruition.
October 25, 2016 -
RJI Fellow to create pipeline of ‘deputies’ in pursuit of news coverage of Alabama communities
As an RJI Fellow, my goal this year is to generate more stories and discover new ways to tell stories from the broad diversity of Alabama’s communities.
June 7, 2016
Donald W. Reynolds