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Missouri School of Journalism students and recent graduates will be pairing up with local news outlets this summer to work together on innovative projects as part of the 12-week RJI Student Innovation Fellowship. -
Everyone who reads Documented Semanal is familiar with WhatsApp and how it works. Their audience does not have to jump through any hoops to receive information that has direct consequences on their lives. -
It doesn't happen every year, but when the unexpected discovery becomes a bit of a trend at the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute, it's a good year. -
A few years ago, Kristen Hare had an idea. She wondered if local, reported obituaries could help local newsrooms build subscribers, and therefore help support the business itself while connecting them with their communities. -
Two weeks ago we published our third reader generated story. Readers of our WhatsApp group were regularly reaching out to send us photos of housing court documents that they had received. -
In the past four years, Yvonne Leow has seen increasingly fervent articles, studies and op-eds declaring journalism’s essential role in a healthy democracy. Yet these proclamations have been strikingly disconnected from reality. -
The sustainability of local journalism is tied to the strength of local business and both have been rocked by a deadly pandemic and roused by nationwide rallies for racial equity. -
The evidence is overwhelming that lack of diversity and inclusion in journalism not only perpetuates stereotypes and media distrust, but also limits which stories get told, how they are told, and whose voices are heard. -
After months of planning, writing obituaries and listening to their audience, Kristen Hare’s fellowship with the Tampa Bay Times is approaching something she’s really excited about — the launch of a weekly obituaries newsletter. -
Here are some of the most common questions and answers, which I hope will help newsrooms tackle a similar initiative to make their coverage more reflective of their communities.
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