Latest — 21 Sep 2026 tbd/con is Wednesday! here's your map Two days out: the program, the rooms, and when your link arrives
Join us this fall: a monthish-long book club on making the shift to service Our forthcoming workbook is a five-week journey that helps journalists transition from content production to service design.
Re:noted #4: Ask what people would lose to understand 'why' and 'how' Our first RJI innovation column is on interviewing your audience without collecting polite yeses.
Re:filtered #32: They have some records. We have the world. A script now reads my district's council record every week. Everything it can't reach is where the work starts.
What audience interviews tell you that analytics can't People rarely tell you what they need. They tell you where they are struggling, and the reading is yours to do.
tbd/con update #6: early program is out, mark your calendars for 9/23 + 9/24 Some news! The early program for tbd/con is out!
Re:noted #3: Claiming to be a public good isn't good enough There’s a lot of talk right now about how to make the case for journalism’s value. It’s tempting to argue from intrinsic worth, especially if your rent is paid by making such claims.