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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.

May 11, 2020

AP global investigations editor Ron Nixon joins board of Institute for Nonprofit News

The Board of Directors of the Institute for Nonprofit News is pleased to announce that veteran journalist Ron Nixon has joined as a director.

May 8, 2020

INN member newsrooms partner to address COVID-19 in rural communities

Five INN member newsrooms, including Iowa Watch, Wisconsin Watch, Carolina Public Press, Side Effects Media and Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting, are collaborating to understand how the pandemic is playing out in rural communities in a series called “Slammed: Rural health care and COVID-19.”

May 5, 2020

Covering COVID-19: Nonprofit newsrooms zig when others zag

We’ve spent some time looking into the “story behind the story” to understand how journalists at INN’s member newsrooms have responded to the public’s essential need for fact-based reporting.

May 3, 2020

The coronavirus isn’t just a health story. It’s a press freedom story, in the US and the world

Dr. Li Wenliang sounded the alarm just as the virus was just spreading from a local market through one city, Wuhan. Government officials tried to silence him. Officials censored local news, then national news as the sickness spread through China and beyond. Weeks were lost; actions not taken, as Covid-19 spread.

April 28, 2020

New distribution opportunities increase reach, revenue for INN members

Over the past few months, INN has been able to offer members new opportunities for third-party distribution through partnerships with Smart News, Patch, Spotlight, News Break and, most recently, Nextdoor.

April 28, 2020

Emergency campaign for nonprofit news: Goal to sustain essential reporting during COVID-19 crisis

In recognition of the essential role of nonprofit news organizations in covering the COVID-19 crisis, a rapid-response effort to support journalism will kick off on May 5 in conjunction with #GivingTuesdayNow — a global day of unity from GivingTuesday.

April 23, 2020

INN to partner with Nextdoor to distribute local, statewide journalism

INN is excited to announce a new pilot distribution partnership with Nextdoor, the hyperlocal neighborhood communication platform.

April 21, 2020

Q&A with ProPublica’s Maya Miller on COVID-19 sourcing

INN speaks to ProPublica Engagement Reporting Fellow Maya Miller on what's working for them, how the engagement and reporting teams created their callout form to find sources related to COVID-19 and more.

April 20, 2020

New INN-led member collaboration on Great Lakes launches today

A new INN-led collaborative reporting project about climate change in the Great Lakes region is launching today. Called “From Rust to Resilience: What climate changes means for Great Lakes cities,” the series includes a dozen pieces that will be published or broadcast from April 20 to May 1. The project is part of the Pulitzer Center’s nationwide Connected Coastlines reporting initiative.