October 15, 2024

The sixth and final cohort of the GNI Fundamentals Lab for INN Members will begin training this month in audience development, reader revenue and sponsor advertising thanks to a partnership between the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) and the Google News Initiative (GNI).

Over the next three months, these 29 newsrooms will receive personalized audits of their current activities, attend learning sessions and participate in working groups to compare performance and tactics related to each topic area. After completing the program, participating newsrooms can submit a plan for how they would apply lessons learned and receive up to $20,000 in funding.

This 29-newsroom cohort brings the total number of newsrooms trained since October 2023 to 314.

News organizations participating in the sixth cohort are:

• 70 Faces Media Inc.
• Amjambo Africa
• Atlanta Community Press Collective
• Baltimore Beat, Inc.
• The Bridge
• CommonWealth Beacon
• Current
• Verite News
• Delaware Currents
• Free Press Indiana
• Investigate Midwest
• KOSU
• Spotlight Delaware
• Long Beach Journalism Initiative
• MLK50: Justice Through Journalism
• Mississippi River Basin Ag & Water Desk
• New Narratives
• Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project*
• Religion News Service
• Resolve Philly
• Sentient
• Stet News Palm Beach County
• The Cleveland Observer
• The Conversation
• The Pulp
• The Sick Times
• WHRO Public Media
• WXPR Public Radio
• YR Media

As this year-long program wraps up with this final cohort, INN looks forward to sharing its impact next year. For any immediate questions, please contact fundamentalslab@inn.org.