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Explore Previous Editions of the INN Index

A year-by-year record of nonprofit news across North America

Index Report 2024

The 2024 Index suggests a stable nonprofit news sector in a wider media environment that is anything but.

Index Fact Sheets

Index Fact Sheets dive into specifics on these areas of focus: local news, state & regional news, national & global news, news that serves communities of color and single-topic news.

DEI Index Report 2023

The 2023 DEI Index Report explores whether and how DEI is reflected in the sector’s staffing and leadership, operations, engagement with underserved communities and revenue patterns.

Index Report 2023

The 2023 INN Index Report suggests that as the nonprofit journalism field expands, the resources to sustain this field are expanding, too.

Index Report 2022

The 2022 INN Index Report shows that the nonprofit news sector largely weathered the threats and disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic and continues a growth cycle of more than a decade.

Index Report 2021

The 2021 INN Index found that the nonprofit news field grew by almost every measure.

The 2020 INN Index found that the nonprofit news field entered the COVID-19 crisis with steady finances, growing ranks and an evolving relationship with its audience that may strengthen public engagement even in times of crisis.

Index Report 2019

The 2019 INN Index report chronicles the state of nonprofit news, finding that public support is growing as more individuals donate.

Index Report 2018

INN’s first Index report, published in October 2018, was the first comprehensive study of the nonprofit, digital media sector.

Questions? Meet the INN staff members who can help.

Research Director

Glynnis Melnicove

Glynnis Melnicove leads INN’s efforts to generate and utilize rigorous research and data to strengthen the nonprofit news sector.

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Researcher

Ha Ta

Ha Ta helps expand research and knowledge of the field by further developing INN’s data services and helping lead INN’s new Pods program.