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June 9, 2026

Nonprofit news outlets faced headwinds in 2025: New INN Index data

Latest figures show fieldwide stability but slower growth.

March 1, 2023

Climate collaboration examines resilience across Great Lakes cities

Explore the impact of INN's Climate Resilience collaboration.

February 23, 2023

INN’s latest rural collaboration enables on-the-ground reporting, builds community trust

Explore the impact of INN's Breaking Point collaboration series.

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February 15, 2023

First nonprofit news publishers to use Medill’s subscriber engagement tool

Five members of the INN Network are the first nonprofit news organizations to participate in the Subscriber Engagement Index, a project of Northwestern University’s Medill Spiegel Research Center and Mather Economics that uses data science to study how news audiences build long-term relationships with news organizations.  Understanding how news consumers build and maintain habits enables […]

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February 10, 2023

Learning what works for DEI in journalism: new case study series will share tactics

Many people across the journalism sector are talking about diversity, equity and inclusion, but what are news organizations doing about it and, most importantly, what tactics are effective in building work cultures where more people are included and treated equitably? The Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) is teaming up with the Diversity Pledge Institute (DPI) […]

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January 10, 2023

Why media liability insurance is crucial: new INN case study

INN spoke with member newsrooms to explore what happens when a newsroom faces a defamation lawsuit, with or without media liability insurance. 

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December 15, 2022

Want to expand a newsroom? Ask your audience.

A case study published today by INN shows how critical it is to include methodical audience research in any plans for newsroom expansion. INN talked to dozens of newsrooms and closely examined three INN members that best represented the core audience research that any newsroom should consider before jumping into a major expansion. Each newsroom […]

November 4, 2022

Valeria Fernández and Lucas Grindley join Institute of Nonprofit News board of directors

Members of the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) elected two leaders to represent them on INN’s board of directors. Valeria Fernández is the managing editor of palabra., a multimedia platform that aims to provide an accurate and honest representation of the Latino community by publishing stories from freelance journalists who are members of the National […]

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November 1, 2022

Funding drive kicks off as nonprofit newsrooms take root across America

NewsMatch, the catalytic, collaborative funding program driving the growth of nonprofit news startups nationwide, kicks off today, with a matching pool of $5.75 million that news organizations hope to leverage to raise close to $50 million from local businesses, philanthropies, and individual donors. The nonprofit, public-service model for journalism is taking root across the United […]

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October 20, 2022

Collaborative series brings local stories of rural health inequities to national audience

Today, the Institute for Nonprofit News’ Rural News Network completed publication of Breaking Point, its four-piece collaborative series on health inequities in rural America. Reported from communities in distinct parts of the country – Hawaii, North Carolina and Northern California – this collaboration showed that despite differing demographics and landscapes, the core challenge was the […]