Nonprofit
October 16, 2024
How much has philanthropy’s support for BIPOC-led outlets changed?
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 […]
January 13, 2023
Why media liability insurance is crucial: new INN case study
Video reporter Harold Corbin covers a city press conference in Norwalk, Connecticut. Photo by Nancy Chapman for NancyOnNorwalk With all of the financial challenges facing small newsrooms these days, media […]
July 28, 2022
Four things we learned at INN Days as journalism interns
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 […]
October 19, 2021
In nonprofit news, efforts to track diversity move forward
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 […]
October 7, 2021
Busting the career ladder myth | Zapier
Something seemed very wrong with the way I’d been taught to think about my career progression. Like so many of us, I’d heard professional journeys described as climbing a ladder […]
February 22, 2021
Ensuring Community News Coverage: Nonprofits and Other Models of Success — and Failure
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 […]
September 9, 2020
I Left Journalism Because It Had a Problem with Race. I Came Back to Change It.
I left journalism 12 years ago, one of many “leavers” who had become disenchanted with the industry. I came back four years ago to join the Institute for Nonprofit News […]
November 22, 2019
How South Dakota News Watch uncovered abuses in a youth home and changed state policies
This is the team of four people who formed and launched South Dakota News Watch in February 2018. Since then, the team has grown by one and produced more than […]
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