Reynolds Journalism Institute
Journalism School, RJI helps journalism industry during COVID-19 with webinars dealing with paywalls and revenue, staying safe and more
Webinars receive great response from public, some max out time with questions By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (April 22, 2020) — With concerns flowing through news leaders’ minds of how to keep a news business running in the midst of COVID-19 to how to keep journalists safe, some leaders from the Missouri School of Journalism … Continued
Missouri School of Journalism’s RJI to host annual documentary film conference ‘Based on a True Story’
Filmmakers and journalists team up over three days to focus on the issues faced when telling true stories. Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 26, 2020) — The Based on a True Story (BOATS) conference returns to the Missouri School of Journalism’s Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute. In partnership with the School of Visual Studies, this annual conference … Continued
Stacey Woelfel Is RJI’s New Drone Director
Effective immediately, Missouri Journalism Professor Stacey Woelfel has been named as the new director of aerial journalism at the Reynolds Journalism Institute. Columbia, Mo. (July 10, 2019) — Stacey Woelfel, a professor at the Missouri School of Journalism and the director of the Jonathan B. Murray Center for Documentary Journalism, will be adding some new oversight … Continued
Smart Alarm Clock Delivering Local News Wins 12th Annual Journalism Development Competition
The members of Team Six Flags (at bottom) won this year’s RJI Student Competition by developing NewSnooze, which utilizes Raspberry Pi and the Google Assistant system to deliver local news and advertising, weather, and traffic information as its users wake up. Winners Will Visit Tech, Media Leaders in Boston Later This Year By Jennifer Nelson … Continued
New York Film Screening and Panel Discussion Focuses on the First Amendment and Freedom of the Press
The future of news and freedom of the press were the topics at a Missouri School of Journalism screening of the documentary “Fight for the First” July 26 at the Scandinavia House in New York City. By Madi Skahill and Savannah Walsh Columbia, Mo. (Aug. 15, 2018) — Alumni, current students and guests of the … Continued
Missouri Undergrads Leverage RJI Fellowships to Help Established Media Outlets ‘Push the Envelope’
Clockwise from top-left, the 2018 RJI Student Innovation Fellows are Meg Cunningham, Kyra Haas, Humera Lodhi, Rachel Thomas and Hannah Rodriguez. News Organizations Gain Access to ‘Innovative, Tech-Savvy Journalism Students’ Columbia, Mo. (June 8, 2018) — Five Missouri School of Journalism seniors will help advance new storytelling initiatives and business practices at leading news organizations … Continued
Student Teams at CDiG Competition Offer Real-World Industry Solutions
Judges at this year’s CDiG student competition (top) had their hands full sifting through an impressive set of entries. Ultimately, Team Missourian won for their strategies designed to address a newspaper budgetary shortfall. From left, team mentor Les Borgmeyer, students Shraddha Hegde, Emily Rackers and Alexander Starkey. Winning Team Offers Practical Solutions to Address Newspaper … Continued
‘Shark Tank’ Entrepreneur to Share Pitching Tips at Upcoming RJI Event
By Jennifer Nelson Columbia, Mo. (March 14, 2018) — Next week, student competition teams at the Reynolds Journalism Institute will receive pitching advice from a “Shark Tank” entrepreneur before making their own journalism product pitches to competition judges this spring. Tranquilo CEO Melissa Gersin of Boston will speak about her preparation and pitch for the … Continued
RJI Provides Interactive Experience for True/False Film Fest Visitors with Augmented Reality Platform
Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 28, 2018) — Visitors to this weekend’s True/False Film Fest will have an opportunity to reminisce about previous festivals via an interactive experience using a mobile app. Posted throughout the city, filmgoers will find window clings featuring augmented reality (AR) codes, each with a lightning bolt icon, at film venues, box office … Continued
Judd Slivka Named New RJI Director of Aerial Journalism
Program to Address Emergent Aerial Technologies, Opportunities and Challenges Columbia, Mo. (Feb. 2, 2018) — The Missouri School of Journalism’s Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute has created a new program that will explore drones and other journalism opportunities in the sky. Judd Slivka, assistant professor of convergence journalism, has been named its first director of … Continued