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July 15, 2026
Securing local matches: A Q&A with Evanston RoundTable
Do your homework before your local match asks, advises Evanston RoundTable's Karen Demorest.
April 24, 2025
In the field and in the know: INN newsrooms track federal fallout
Read about how INN Network newsrooms' on-the-ground reporting have led them to be key sources of information about the local impact of funding cuts made in Washington, D.C.
February 28, 2025
Telling immigrants’ stories: nonprofit newsrooms balance navigating political threats with the need to inform
INN Network members that focus on immigration and immigrant communities are reporting news and sharing crucial information at a time of marked vulnerability for much of their key audiences — and in some cases, themselves. Read how they're navigating risks.
January 31, 2025
How to shamelessly self-promote your nonprofit newsroom
Standing out as a newsroom is hard. Getting your work seen can be even harder. Ken Schneck, editor of The Buckeye Flame, is a big fan of “shameless self-promotion” of his newsroom and the work it does.
January 10, 2025
Building the rural reporting pipeline: Expanding opportunities for emerging journalists
The nonprofit news sector is strengthening its pipeline for the next generation of journalists with an expanded internship program that merges diversity, opportunity and impactful rural reporting. In 2025, the […]
December 20, 2024
From digital to doorstep: How rural newsrooms fostered election awareness in 2024
In a remote Alaskan village, where election information is often as sparse as winter daylight, a newsroom’s voter guide bridged a critical information gap — offering details about ballot initiatives […]
October 21, 2024
Stronger Together: Mergers and partnerships in nonprofit news
“I like to say, we don’t compete, we complete.” That’s how Ron Smith, executive director of the Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, describes his newsroom’s long standing relationship with the statewide […]
August 15, 2024
How nonprofit news outlets are using AI to save time and money
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 […]
May 30, 2024
‘People in rural communities want their stories told’
A RNN collaboration examines the dynamics of postsecondary education options and workforce needs in rural communities.
April 10, 2024
Local donors help nonprofit news outlets weather ‘a very tough climate’
In the fall of 2022, Arizona Luminaria, a digital local news outlet, launched in Tucson. It aimed to inform residents about local and state issues, with a focus on immigrant […]
March 1, 2024
‘Untold stories’: Rural diversity series blends data, modern narratives and history
A lithium mine under construction in northern Nevada would be a boon for manufacturing batteries for electric vehicles and the ‘green’ economy. For some regional Native tribes who have ties […]
February 9, 2024
National data collaboration details the impact of proposed nursing home changes, pressures lawmakers to invest more
Newsrooms explored what new federal staffing requirements meant in rural nursing homes.
February 2, 2024
Stories from inside: Journalism as a path through and window into incarceration
In June 2023, Juan Moreno Haines was up for parole after 27 years of incarceration. He had a job lined up as editor-in-chief at Solitary Watch, a watchdog news organization […]
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