The Report Like an Anthropologist workshop will be held at 1 p.m. CT Oct. 14 and Oct. 21 via Zoom. Small newsrooms can do big things. You just need the right tools. Register today: lnkd.in/gNUfBvnj.

"What does it mean for a community when a news outlet pulls back on its opinion content?” journalism.missouri.edu/2025/09/shut...

Countdown clock. Microgiving. Shared proceeds with Hawaiʻi Public Radio and PBS Hawai'i. What fundraising experiment will @civilbeat.bsky.social try next? rjionline.org/news/creativ...

RJI Fellow rjritzel.bsky.social was Thursday's guest in @mujschool.bsky.social's Principles of Journalism in Democracy class. Assoc Prof Joy Jenkins conducted a Q&A with Ritzel, exploring the RJI Fellow’s arts journalism career and her fellowship. Ritzel's project: rjionline.org/person/rebec....

RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel was Thursday's guest in @mujschool.bsky.social's Principles of Journalism in Democracy class. Associate Professor Joy Jenkins conducted a Q&A with Ritzel, exploring the RJI Fellow’s career and her RJI residential fellowship. Ritzel's project: rjionline.org/person/rebec....

Two public radio stations — @kbianews.bsky.social in Missouri and @kansaspublicradio.bsky.social in Kansas — embraced their schools' longtime collegiate rivalry and created a friendly competition to engage new donors. Here's how they raised awareness and funds. rjionline.org/news/radio-r...

Small newsrooms can do big things, they just need the right tools: participatory observation, ethnographic interviews and semiotic mapping. Learn to work like an anthropologist by participating in RJI's Report Like an Anthropologist virtual workshop. rjionline.org/news/report-...

AskRJI is an AI chatbot that allows users to gather info and resources related to community journalism from all over RJI’s website. It's part of RJI’s effort to test and iterate on AI applications that can help community news orgs better engage their audiences. rjionline.org/news/introdu...

Nicolás Ríos: How our bridge role works: Immigrant communities to decision makers. @documentedny.bsky.social rjionline.org/news/the-bri...

RJI is accepting entries for the 2026 RJI Student Innovation Competition until Oct. 17, 2025. Questions about the process, applications or competition in general? Join the Innovation Team's monthly community conversation at 11 a.m. CT on Monday, Sept. 15: umsystem.zoom.us/webinar/regi....

RJI Fellow Claudia Amaro speaks with Roxana Bendezú, founder and executive director of Migrant Roots Media. rjionline.org/news/rooted-...

"The lack of listings is destructive on a community level, and it’s also economically destructive." rjionline.org/news/saving-...

Researchers are developing more nuanced tools to help newsrooms understand their audiences. rjionline.org/news/naming-...

Walking tours: Is your news organization ready to take the first step in conducting one? Here are four factors to consider: geography, content, audience, staff and audience. Cara Kuhlman explains. rjionline.org/news/taking-...

"I define nontraditional newsrooms as companies that provide journalists the ability to make critical business decisions," writes RJI Fellow Tara Francis Chan. "They are, essentially, democratic news organizations." Here are three types of nontraditional newsrooms. rjionline.org/news/what-is...

“Substance use disorder” and “addiction” are not interchangeable. RJI Fellow Susan Stellin explains why. ➡️ rjionline.org/news/underst...

Join @marinawg.bsky.social (@pulitzercenter.org), @annieisi.bsky.social (@nationalpress.bsky.social), Monica Williams (@rjionline.bsky.social), and @ecwilliams.bsky.social (@npcinstitute.bsky.social) for a conversation on how to position yourself to win grants and fellowships. 👉 bit.ly/41sOnY9

"What if we worked towards specific impact in the world instead of hoping that something good will come from our reporting?" rjionline.org/news/should-...

RJI Student Innovation Fellow Kalyn Laire worked with Epicenter NYC to build a vertical video guide. Here's what makes the guide work. rjionline.org/news/how-we-...

RJI is building a centralized content-sharing platform for newsrooms. Climate News Task Force partners helped gather input for the needs assessment phase of the project. Armed with priorities and suggestions, RJI's next step: look for a developer. rjionline.org/news/buildin...

RJI Student Innovation Fellow Sophia Anderson spent the summer at WWNO in New Orleans. Her goal was to create a toolkit for WWNO reporters to simplify the process of creating data visualizations. Done and check. Here are her key takeaways from the project. rjionline.org/news/trainin...

Here's how RJI Student Innovation Fellow Sophia Anderson created a map visualization that can auto-update over time using Tableau Public and a Github repository. rjionline.org/news/creatin...

A/B testing is important to conduct routinely, writes RJI Student Innovation Fellow Sophia Rentschler. As The Source continues to experiment with its flagship daily newsletter, the results of A/B tests will guide the staff on where they should be putting their energy. rjionline.org/news/newslet...

RJI Fellow @rjritzel.bsky.social is developing a slate of online resources for soliciting philanthropic arts funding and launching a nonprofit that will award grant funding to subsidize arts journalism projects. Why does this matter to arts journalism's future? rjionline.org/news/funding...

Tips and templates: Here's how the Mountain State Spotlight is integrating more visual storytelling into its text-heavy newsroom. rjionline.org/news/integra...

Seven RJI Student Innovation Fellows spent this summer working on projects in partner news outlets across the U.S. The completed projects, in turn, can be replicated and repurposed in other community newsrooms. To register for the free webinar, visit umsystem.zoom.us/webinar/regi....

RJI Student Innovation Fellow Makayla Voris partnered with Sioux Falls Simplified to create Sioux Falls 101, a civic health guide. Here's how they tested and launched the guide. rjionline.org/news/buildin...

RJI Fellow Monica Williams is building free tools that help both independent journalists and newsrooms locate and apply for grants. "Meanwhile, here’s an early list of grant opportunities for reporting to help you get started." rjionline.org/news/how-to-...

RJI Fellow Susan Stellin is creating a data and resource guide for journalists who are reporting on substance use, harm reduction, addiction, treatment and recovery. rjionline.org/news/a-roadm...

"This process has drastically changed how the newsroom operates," writes RJI Student Innovation Fellow Genevieve Smith, who has spent the summer at @keenesentinel.bsky.social‬ in New Hampshire. Here's the new workflow. rjionline.org/news/how-a-m...

"Journalists are already guides," writes RJI Fellow Cara Kuhlman. "Through written word, audio, and video, we take people to places and explain what’s happening in their communities. But what if journalists also became walking tour guides?" rjionline.org/news/why-wal...

(1/2) RJi Student Innovation Fellow Cristal Sanchez worked with @spotlightdelaware.bsky.social to build a Spanish-language audience for its statewide local news. Here are the tools they used to grow their readership. rjionline.org/news/digital...

RJI Fellow Tara Francis Chan is building the first national landscape survey to identify nontraditional newsrooms in the U.S. "My RJI project will ... explore their needs and create practical resources for both established teams and startups." rjionline.org/news/journal...

"We listen via online surveys," writes Nicolás Ríos, chief product and education officer at @documentedny.bsky.social. "We listen in the streets when reporting. ... And we listen through another form of human behavior: consumption data." rjionline.org/news/is-your...

"Scientific research is integral to journalism, especially in science and health reporting," writes Bryan Chou. "But how should journalists adapt if there’s a lack of research available to them?" rjionline.org/news/cannabi...

Here are a few strategies used by RJI Student Innovation Fellow Makayla Voris to boost engagement and followers on Sioux Falls Simplified's Instagram and LinkedIn accounts. rjionline.org/news/experim...

News influencers are transforming how current events get shared and understood by the public. Read on to learn about the 2026 challenge to students. Deadline to submit plans is Oct. 17, 2025. rjionline.org/studentinnov...

VERDAD is a free, open-source tool that monitors Spanish-language radio broadcasts and helps identify and counter disinformation. For journalist Desirée Yépez, VERDAD speeds up her fact-checking process by surfacing the disinformation more quickly. rjionline.org/news/verdad-...

RJI Fellow Claudia Yaujar-Amaro is developing a practical, accessible tool to help more journalists, especially those not yet comfortable with immigration coverage, navigate this beat with context, ethics and depth. Here's how you can help her. rjionline.org/news/when-a-...

RJI Fellows Nicole Lewis and @lamthuyvo.bsky.social are developing a theory of change for journalists and they want to hear from you. rjionline.org/news/why-jou...

RJI Fellows Sarah Blesener and Jennifer Jacklin-Stratton are creating "an evolving resource for visual journalists and newsrooms that prioritizes survivor-conscious and responsible approaches to sensitive stories." Learn more about "Enter/Exit": rjionline.org/news/listeni....

RJI Innovation in Focus Editor Emily Lytle will moderate a discussion July 29 on how to host a local community journalism training event. Featured: panelists from Windy City Times and E3 Radio, who earlier this year hosted a five-week community journalism seminar. rjionline.org/news/rji-web....

The RJI Community-Centered Symposium, co-hosted by Mirror Indy, is for those who want to take two days to thoughtfully brainstorm, build and collaborate together across newsrooms, roles, teams and orgs on ideas and solutions that can benefit us all. Apply today: rjionline.org/news-events/....

Randy Picht, RJI executive director, will moderate a panel discussion on recognizing burnout, navigating the demands of a fast-paced newsroom and implementing necessary changes to stave off exhaustion — before it happens. sabew.org/event/naviga...

RJI on the Road: Innovation in Focus Editor Emily Lytle will share practical ways newsrooms can break down larger goals – especially related to fundraising and sustainability – into short-term experiments at the 2025 NABJ Convention in Cleveland. For more info, visit nabjconvention.com. #NABJ25

RJI Fellow Rebecca Ritzel is building online resources aimed at supporting and funding coverage of the arts. Join Ritzel for a Q&A webinar on 7/23. Ask questions and share your community's arts coverage needs. Register now: umsystem.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

Since generated audio can make reporting accessible for those with visual impairments, RJI Student Innovation Fellow Kat Ramkumar and the Mountain State Spotlight in West Virginia are exploring a new tool for transforming news stories into audio. rjionline.org/news/using-a...

RJI Project Manager Sriya Reddy will host the next Innovation Community Convo at 11 a.m. CT tomorrow, July 16. She'll speak about the launch of the Science Reporting Navigator and the Sensitive Source Learning Course. Register now: umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/regi....

See Gov combines AI and human judgment to create video highlights from city council and other public meetings. Here's how the Illinois Times uses this tool. rjionline.org/news/new-too...

RJI Student Innovation Fellow Cristal Sanchez conducted a geographic audit to measure Spotlight Delaware's coverage coverage throughout the state. "The goal is to be transparent about Spotlight Delaware’s progress toward its mission and identify gaps in our coverage." rjionline.org/news/solutio...