Institute for Nonprofit News (https://inn.org/author/dmalan/)
Denise Malan is responsible for helping INN newsrooms collaborate on investigative data projects. As a joint employee of INN and IRE, she also helps INN members take advantage of the vast resources at IRE, including a database library and training.
INN members and other newsroom leaders who want to sharpen their branding and marketing positions and cultivate more major donors are invited to register for two special INN events in June:
INN members love to share. You'll be able to learn from quite a few of your fellow INN members at next month's NICAR conference in Atlanta.
The Investigative News Network and some of its member newsrooms have taken a unique look at the largest campaign finance donors from each of these states to candidates and committees in federal elections and all 50 states.
The Policy for Editorial independence is intended to set expectations for donors to member organizations and maintain a firewall between news coverage decisions and sources of all revenue.
About 20 reporters from around the country gathered in Missoula, Montana, last week to learn how to track contributions in state elections, spot patterns and find stories among the data.