October 16, 2024
We asked newsrooms for an update. In 2023, the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) published its latest deep-dive study on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the nonprofit news sector, exploring research questions about staffing and leadership, operations, engagement with underserved communities and revenue patterns. But our analysis on philanthropic funding left us with even more […]
August 15, 2024
About a third of nonprofit news outlets are using artificial intelligence to benefit their organization, according to survey data from the Institute for Nonprofit News’ annual Index survey. By this time next year, this AI-using cohort will likely grow to more than half of the sector. Today, drafting fundraising emails, scraping databases, translating stories and aggregating […]
December 14, 2023
INN staff indicate how they refer queries from member newsrooms to colleagues with the right expertise during our strategy retreat in July 2023. We all know and love that annual journalism prediction series (and participate in it), but this year we thought: we have our own experts, let’s ask them what’s in store for 2024. So […]
October 23, 2023
For INN’s 2023 DEI Index Report, the median BIPOC-led outlet reported that 56% of foundation dollars received in 2022 were available for general operating expenses, compared to 70% among white-led outlets INN seeks to build a nonprofit news network that ensures all people in every community have access to trusted news. A cornerstone of this […]
July 28, 2022
Hi there! Syedah and Zoe here. We’re summer research interns at the Institute for Nonprofit News through the Emma Bowen Foundation, a nonprofit organization that places high-achieving students of color in internships at the nation’s leading media and technology companies. We attended INN Days back in June and took note of the major themes shared […]
October 19, 2021
A national headline ran across the country last week: “Efforts to track diversity in journalism are lagging” (AP). But it’s only partly true. Many legacy and commercial newspapers have balked at reporting their diversity stats for years. Last week, the News Leaders Association said that it extended the deadline to complete its study of diversity […]
April 19, 2021
Photo by Morgan Housel on Unsplash Chris Best Co-Founder Substack Dear Chris, We’re big fans. So we want to say: Hey, you’re missing an opportunity! Thank you for Substack’s grant program helping out independent writers hurt by COVID and now the $1 million fund to help local news reporters set up Substack subscription businesses. We appreciate […]
March 4, 2021
Over the past year, INN has watched as the independent and nonprofit news organizations in our network produce incredible service journalism for their audiences (readers, viewers and listeners). What is service journalism, you might ask? We like this definition from Pete Pachal: “Service journalism, of course, is a new term for an old idea: giving readers good, […]
February 22, 2021
Dozens of news organizations survive on more than sheer determination to provide neighborhood news. Photo taken from Center for Journalism & Liberty. This report was written by Tom Davidson for The Center for Journalism & Liberty, originally published Jan. 5, 2021, and is republished here with permission. When a veteran Maryland legislator was sentenced to prison […]
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