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Austin Fitzgerald

Platteville

Contributor at Freelance

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Articles

  • Embracing AI as ‘assistant’ opens door to better election coverage

    1 month ago | rjionline.org | Austin Fitzgerald

    Playbook walks community newsrooms through creation of AI-assisted election dashboardThis article is part of “AI is here,” a series from RJI highlighting AI innovation in journalism. Read more here. Bay City News, a digital news service covering 13 counties in the San Francisco Bay Area, has developed an AI-assisted strategy for local election coverage that creates opportunities for deeper and more efficient coverage — especially for community news organizations with limited time and resources.

  • Introducing the 2025-2026 RJI Fellows

    1 month ago | rjionline.org | Austin Fitzgerald

    The Reynolds Journalism Institute at the Missouri School of Journalism has announced the 2025-2026 class of RJI Fellows, who will work to create and test free, open-source resources for journalists and community newsrooms. Over the course of eight months, the Fellows will build practical solutions designed to address industry challenges in accessible and adaptable ways, adding to a growing collection of easy-to-implement resources.

  • SMS-based news service wins $10,000 grand prize in RJI Student Innovation Competition

    1 month ago | rjionline.org | Austin Fitzgerald

    A pair of master’s students at Columbia University have won the 18th Student Innovation Competition hosted by the Reynolds Journalism Institute (RJI), which is housed at the Missouri School of Journalism. A recording of the live awards ceremony can be viewed here. Alex Klavens and Justine Landis-Hanley created an interactive text-messaging service called Here Today that provides three curated news stories to audiences daily, keeping people informed without overwhelming them with information.

  • The surprising truth about ‘pink slime’ journalism

    2 months ago | rjionline.org | Austin Fitzgerald

    Pink slime news is low quality — but not because of political bias, according to research from the Missouri School of JournalismYou’ve probably seen one before: a news website filled with an overwhelming amount of aggregated content from all over the internet, with just enough local stories thrown in to capture your attention.

  • Statehouse Reporting Project, led by Missouri School of Journalism, launches with grant from Arnold Ventures

    Mar 24, 2025 | showme.missouri.edu | Austin Fitzgerald

    By Austin Fitzgerald March 24, 2025Photo by Nate BrownThe University of Missouri School of Journalism is leading an effort with newsrooms at colleges and universities across the country to create more informed, collaborative coverage of state governments.

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