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RJI: The Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute is a world-class center for researching and testing new models of journalism.

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RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 7h

RJI Fellow Monica Williams speaks with Planet Detroit founder Nina Ignaczak, who shares lessons from her six-year journey of building a nonprofit newsroom. rjionline.org/news/establi...

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 1d

As the Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations at @mujschool.bsky.social, Karen Brophy will also partner with RJI to experiment with tools and strategies for the benefit of both the J-School's Missouri News Network and the wider industry. journalism.missouri.edu/2025/10/kare...

Karen Brophy joins Missouri School of Journalism as Reynolds Chair in Journalism Strategy and Business Operations

By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Oct. 15, 2025) — The Missouri School of Journalism announced today that Karen Brophy, a news product management and digital strategy leader for over 20 years…

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RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 1d

The 2024-2025 RJI Fellows are helping journalists and newsrooms implement new tools to meet vital challenges and gaps in the news industry. Check out their new resources and learn how to apply them in your newsroom. rjionline.org/news/how-the...

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 2d

RJI and El Colectivo 506 are building a new bilingual solutions journalism tool. Here's how it'll be a boost for journalists seeking to develop solutions stories. rjionline.org/news/were-bu...

We’re building a new bilingual solutions journalism tool

A boost for journalists seeking to develop solutions stories.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 2d

RJI Fellow @rjritzel.bsky.social meets with @mujschool.bsky.social students Kat Ramkumar and Kayla Sydnor to discuss her Arts Journalism Initiative on Oct. 7 in Columbia, Mo. The students are creating a database of arts agency grants that support journalists. More: rjionline.org/person/rebec....

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 6d

"Newsrooms should think big when it comes to tours, but start small and leverage product thinking," writes RJI Fellow Cara Kuhlman. "Separate ideation from execution, to give them both the time they deserve." rjionline.org/news/think-b...

Think big about tours, but start small

Use product thinking to connect with your audience in person.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 7d

RJI has launched Public Policy and Journalism, the home of state-by-state resources that deepen public understanding of how statehouses are working — or not working — to support journalists and community journalism. rjionline.org/news/introdu...

Introducing ‘Public Policy and Journalism’

State-by-state resources to see how state legislatures are working to keep community journalism alive.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 8d

2022-2023 RJI Fellow @ryanrestivo.bsky.social is adding three new paid features to his YESEO app that will "elevate the capabilities of YESEO" to help newsrooms understand their audience. Sign up to be one of 10 newsrooms that gets to test them for free. rjionline.org/news/yeseo-l...

YESEO launches three new paid features

Sign up to be one of 10 newsrooms that gets to test them for free.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 8d

RJI Fellows Nicole Lewis and Lam Vo speak with Alli Finn, senior partnerships and strategy lead at the @ainowinstitute.bsky.social, who collaborates with and supports communities and organizations that are facing harm from AI systems and push for alternatives. rjionline.org/news/how-to-...

How to make change through research

Q&A with Alli Finn, Senior Partnerships and Strategy Lead at the AI Now Institute.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 10d

Covering the drug supply? Here’s how to educate readers, listeners and viewers about drugs, risks and their effects — without the use of zombie metaphors. rjionline.org/news/coverin...

Covering the drug supply, risks and trends

Educating readers, listeners, and viewers about drugs, risks, and their effects—without overstating threats

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 14d

While most staff-run newsrooms have operated that way since day one, @coloradosun.com is one of the few to have transitioned after establishing itself as a for-profit, and with a significant team. Here's how The Sun made the transition. rjionline.org/news/how-col...

How Colorado Sun let employees become their own bosses

The outlet changed its business model to give journalists a “voice and a vote.“

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 14d

"When done thoughtfully and collaboratively, the magic of ‘anonymous’ portraiture is that it invites viewers to engage with the emotional resonance of the narrative without the need for literal representation of the individual or the trauma." rjionline.org/news/anonymo...

Anonymous portraiture

The presence in absence.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 15d

The Science Reporting Navigator is designed to help reporters integrate science content, interviews and data into any beat. See the Navigator in action: Attend the demo webinar on Oct. 23. rjionline.org/news/introdu...

Introducing the Science Reporting Navigator

Use the navigator to help you integrate science into any story.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 20d

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.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 20d

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

Shuttered opinion pages. Obscene letters to the editor. Researchers at Missouri School of Journalism ask: What does it all mean?

Nick Mathews By Austin Fitzgerald COLUMBIA, Mo. (Sept. 26, 2025) — The relationship between news and opinion has never been a more hot-button issue. From national news powerhouses to smaller community...

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RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 21d

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...

Creative experiments in fundraising, from shared proceeds to microgiving and countdown clocks

A conversation with Mariko Chang, Honolulu Civil Beat.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 25d

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 @rjionline.bsky.social · 25d

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....

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 28d

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...

Radio Rivals: A friendly competition to engage new donors

How public radio stations KBIA, KPR embraced their football rivalry.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · 29d

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-...

Report like an anthropologist

From ethnographic interviews to semiotic mapping: Small newsrooms can do big things, you just need the right tools.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · Sep 16

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...

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · Sep 15

Nicolás Ríos: How our bridge role works: Immigrant communities to decision makers. @documentedny.bsky.social

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The bridge role: How newsrooms can connect immigrant communities with decision-makers

We built an editorial product to promote change and connect communities that have unequal access to power.

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · Sep 12

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 @rjionline.bsky.social · Sep 11

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

Rooted in justice, Migrant Roots Media shifts migration narratives

Roxana Bendezú migrated to the United States for the first time at the age of 14 from Lima, Peru, and later returned at 20. Bendezú is the founder and executive director of Migrant Roots Media, a mult...

RJI @rjionline.bsky.social · Sep 10

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

Saving the symbiotic relationship between listings and local arts communities

One musician uses his platform to call for philanthropic renaissance.