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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Congrats to our finalist teams! rjionline.org/news/introdu...

RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Making sure journalists have easy-to-understand information about how to obtain government records and ensure that public meetings remain public bit.ly/opengovtool

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

We built a guide to help newsrooms connect with undercovered communities through public storytelling! Check it out --> bit.ly/publicstorytellingrji

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

A complementary read to the board panel we had last week! This column by Madison Karas and Patrick Boehler dives into different types of nonprofit boards, the roles you can build into them and how to know the right board configuration for your newsroom's current stage. rjionline.org/news/eight-r...

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Eight roles to consider in designing your nonprofit news board

A short self-audit on key players for nonprofit news boards to know who you need and when.

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

RJI Fellow Cara Kuhlman will be leading a masterclass on creating tours in your community at the News Product Alliance. Take a break from the AI hype and learn how to connect with your communities authentically. schedule.newsproduct.org?_gl=1*454oax...

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Planning on applying for a Professional Fellowship this year? Applications open Nov 2! Come to the Q&A to ask questions ahead of applying: bit.ly/fellowshipqaoct

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Apply to be a part of our Rural Revenue Workshop this year! Two days of hands on sessions, from grants to hiring to retaining talent, in a room with other rural news leaders like you. We provide your hotel room, 2 meals a day and materials for all the sessions. bit.ly/ruralrevenue

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This platform will include state-by-state high-level guides that break down open government laws in each state. The goal is to make sure journalists have easy-to-understand information about how to obtain government records and ensure that public meetings remain public. bit.ly/opengovtool

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Host an RJI Student Innovation Fellow in your newsroom this summer! Come to our Q&A to ask questions: bit.ly/newsroomfell...

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Features that anchor the beta build: the crisis alert, End-to-end encrypted messaging and assignment-specific safety checklists. Read more about the safety features we're building into J-SOS. Read more: bit.ly/safetyjsos www.youtube.com/shorts/2QV9a...

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J-SOS Safety Features Walk through #journalism #safety #app

We are actively recruiting journalists working across a spectrum of news roles (staffers, freelancers, editors, and across all publication formats), as well as student reporters and journalism…

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Apply now to join our community centered symposium in May! This workshop is for community-centered journalists who want to come together to share and create thoughtful and actionable ways to serve our communities better. rjionline.org/news-events/...

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RJI Community-Centered Symposium

RJI is hosting a symposium for a cohort of 30 community-centered journalists who want to come together to share and create thoughtful and actionable ways to serve our communities better.

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

As you read these, consider who immediately comes to mind as someone who contributes to your organization’s growth and health in this way. Sometimes, depending on the stage of the organization, there might be two people in one role. rjionline.org/news/eight-r...

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Eight roles to consider in designing your nonprofit news board

A short self-audit on key players for nonprofit news boards to know who you need and when.

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Congrats to the top Ten Finalist student teams who hail from Clark Atlanta University, Penn State, Cal Poly, ASU, Mizzou, UGA, CUNY, Ole Miss and KU. These innovative journalism students in the country are now competing to win the $10,000 prize! Read more: bit.ly/finalists20rji

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Agenda Watch scrapes meeting minutes and agendas from over 500 municipalities in the United States for local journalists. It is a free and accessible tool we built in collaboration with Big Local News! Use it here: agendawatch.org/search/

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Agenda Watch

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Join us for the Rural Revenue Transformation Workshop! RJI covers your hotel room, provides 2 meals a day and all materials for sessions. Come learn with us and go home invigorated with ideas for your newsroom and community! rjionline.org/rural-revenu...

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Rural Revenue Transformation Workshop

Join us for the Rural Revenue Transformation Workshop! This event is for news, information and community leaders who are located in and serve rural, low-income and geographically dispersed…

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

MIZZOU STUDENTS: Join us for our info session on October 6 in Palmer! You'll learn about how to get matched with a newsroom to work as an RJI Student Innovation Fellow this summer. calendar.missouri.edu/rji/event/19...

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Student Innovation Fellowship Information Session

Hear more about RJI’s Student Innovation Fellowships where Mizzou journalism students are placed with a news organization to work 30-40 hours per...

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

"We are building Open Desk Network, a journalist-run cooperative with free to use technology. The goal is to create shared infrastructure that gives independent journalists more control over how they work and protect their reporting and data." rjionline.org/news/buildin...

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Building values-driven infrastructure as a newsroom model

A collaborative approach to the technology, support and resources journalists need to hold power accountable.

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Our session will introduce you to 3 free to use tools we built. Luz, our sojo trainer chatbot, the Wordslaw Guide (launching soon!) to help you conduct live storytelling events and the J-SOS app, a safety app for journalists built by journalists. schedules.ire.org/accessfest-2...

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Visit our Innovation Hub to access all our free tools, platforms and guides for journalists! innovationrji.softr.app

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The database includes cases in which a litigant filed an anti-SLAPP motion, petitioning a judge to dismiss an alleged attack on their First Amendment right to public expression. slappback.org/data/

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Database | The SLAPP Back Initiative

Explore our collection of hundreds of alleged SLAPP decisions.

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Lets talk boards! Did you inherit a board you want to help evolve or transition? Are you building your first board? We're here to help! bit.ly/buildingboards

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

This program, now open for a new round of applications, teaches newsrooms across the United States how to practice Documented’s community-driven journalism model. rjionline.org/news/7-lesso...

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7 lessons from coaching community-driven journalism to newsrooms across the U.S.

Documented shares what they learned with their first cohort in the Building Bridges program.

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Apply now to partner with us on building a tool, platform or workshop! Deadline is October 3rd. bit.ly/RJIPartnership

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Join us this morning to talk partnership projects! bit.ly/RJISeptember

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

The CIvic Action Toolbox will be free to use for all journalists, launching in March! It will help your readers connect your coverage to how to take action in their communities www.youtube.com/shorts/L-Erk...

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Civic Action Toolbox

The Civic Action Toolbox connects local reporting to public meetings, comment periods and the officials who make decisions. The box never tells readers what position to take, it shows them where…

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Need to transition your board, build one from scratch or learn how to navigate challenges? Join us for our panel! bit.ly/buildingboards

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Lead tours in your community to build community, raise revenue, and help your community engage with news in a direct way www.instagram.com/p/DdRqa-ApDf5/

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

A core principle guiding our work is this: journalists deserve a safety tool built by and for journalists. Much of the infrastructure our journalism is run by priorities that are not aligned with protecting democratic information, journalists’ lives, or their sources. rjionline.org/news/introdu...

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Introducing the Journalism Source of Safety (J-SOS) app

Building the journalist safety app I always needed.

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

We are so excited to have these news leaders joining us to be the judges for this year's Student Innovation Competition!

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Join us for the Rural Revenue Transformation Workshop! This event is for news, information and community leaders who are located in and serve rural, low-income and geographically dispersed communities. rjionline.org/rural-revenu...

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Rural Revenue Transformation Workshop

Join us for the Rural Revenue Transformation Workshop! This event is for news, information and community leaders who are located in and serve rural, low-income and geographically dispersed…

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RJI Innovation Team @innovationrji.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Want to work with us to build a tool, platform or workshop? Join us for our Q&A to learn how and ask questions! umsystem.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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