INN welcomed 22 newsrooms to the INN Network in January and February, including 14 full members and eight provisional members — plus, one affiliate organization that works to support journalism. A warm welcome to the new members in the 🧵 — and read: news.inn.org/lifting-up-u...

From November to January, INN members who participated in our Audience Studio tackled newsletter disruption, co-distribution and social media conversion in the quest for direct audience. Read about how newsrooms are problem-solving for audience challenges: news.inn.org/inns-audienc...

“What journalists are witnessing and reporting on is shocking and depleting: American citizens gunned down by ICE agents, manipulation of information by official government sources, and a flat out mandate for people to not believe what they are seeing with their own eyes....

(1/2) The arrest of journalists Georgia Fort and Don Lemon last week violated the First Amendment. But this is not an isolated attack – and journalists are not the only ones affected when their rights are violated.

We wish it weren’t necessary to say that the federal government’s arrest of journalists for reporting on a public event violates the First Amendment’s protection for freedom of the press.

Last summer, INN's Collaborations Project Manager Paulina Velasco worked with 20 journalists across 10 member newsrooms on "Sowing Resilience," a series about food insecurity. Read Velasco's farewell and reflection on collaborations and rural journalism: news.inn.org/community-po...

"This could be the year independent newsrooms lean into interdependence," writes our Product Manager Andrew Haeg in his NiemanLab prediction. lnkd.in/eNAzt78r

"Philanthropy is ultimately about relationships, showing up, listening and building trust," @thebaltimorebanner.com's Chief Philanthropy Officer Sarah Walton told INN for this month's In Other News. www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...

INN warmly welcomes our new Research Director Glynnis Melnicove to the team! Glynnis comes from American Institutes for Research and will be leading INN’s research initiatives, including the INN Index. news.inn.org/glynnis-meln...

What's next for nonprofit news? INN’s CEO Karen Rundlet writes that new partnerships will be vital as INN focuses on policy work and public awareness in 2026 and beyond. Read about the vision: news.inn.org/the-next-era...

INN's Audience Fellow Peter Heckendorn has spent the last nine months tackling audience issues alongside INN Network newsrooms. Read his final INNsights on audience and distribution in the nonprofit news field. news.inn.org/audience-wor...

🗞️ Happy #GivingNewsDay! Every day, the 500+ nonprofit newsrooms in the INN Network provide fiercely independent journalism that informs, empowers and protects their communities. Everyone deserves access to news they trust. Find YOUR newsroom to support today: findyournews.org

When @inkstickmedia.com originally applied for INN membership in 2021, the organization was declined by INN’s board of directors because the newsroom didn't meet INN's membership standards. In 2023, after significant expansion of original reporting, InStick Media re-applied and became a member.

Dedicated Human Resource positions don't exist in a lot of nonprofit newsrooms, but it does at @highcountrynews.org. INN spoke with Human Resources Associate Gina Gurreri for this month's In Other News about her job and how it benefits the newsroom. www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...

Congratulations to Jake Hylton of @lookoutnews.bsky.social and Yukari Kane of @prisonjournalism.bsky.social for being elected to the INN Board of Directors. We look forward to them starting their three-year term in January. news.inn.org/jake-hylton-...

Made it, Ma! Top of the world! That’s Mission Local & @miss-elenius.bsky.social in the New York Times today, featured for our integrity, in a full-page ad for @inn.org. Reporter Eleni Balakrishnan is holding our 2024 special print edition. What a thrill. Please donate to them—and us.

Congrats to @blockclubchi.bsky.social, named Best Daily News Site by Editor & Publisher. Since 2018, they’ve published 29,000+ stories and grown to 40+ journalists. 

Isolation is creating new problems for news organizations. Is reimagining the news network the solution for independent newsrooms? Read more about last month's audience workshop: news.inn.org/isolation-pr...

A decade of democratizing philanthropy for nonprofit news. NewsMatch returns November 1st, proving that when communities invest in local journalism, everyone wins.  🔗: https://news.inn.org/newsmatch-10th-cycle-critical-moment-for-community-support-of-nonprofit-news/

Exciting news from @theajp.bsky.social for three INN Network newsrooms: @cardinalnews.org, @civilbeat.bsky.social and @nashvillebanner.bsky.social!

How can newsrooms harness the power of the full nonprofit network to meet this moment of distribution volatility? That's the question newsroom leaders, audience strategists, technologists and journalism supporters answered on Oct. 10 at INN's Better Together event. 💡 news.inn.org/better-toget...

Congratulations to INN member @deepsouthtoday.org on launching their Regional Investigative Reporting Center with @nytimes.com!

New at What Works: Nonprofit local news is growing, but the revenue mix remains unbalanced, according to a new @inn.org report. whatworks.news/2025/10/09/n...

The 2025 INN Index Report is here 📊 The data shows a nonprofit news sector that's financially stronger, increasingly local and more collaborative than ever. inn.org/research/inn...

🚨🌾🚨 Nine newsrooms in @inn.org's Rural News Network just wrapped Sowing Resilience, a cross-country reporting series, in partnership with @apnews.com. The series tackles hunger in rural America, connecting local reporting to a national crisis. 🧵 #ruralhunger #ruralnews #nonprofitnews

KOSU's @annapope.bsky.social reported on tribal food programs as part of this collaboration. www.kosu.org/food-drink/2...

💥 Got a vision for a new local newsroom? Not sure where to start? We've got you. Join us + @inn.org for Startup Sessions this fall! 📚 Learn audience and business factors 👋 Meet our new membership director Elaine Díaz Rodríguez 📅 Sept 30 (tomorrow!), Oct 14 & 28 calendly.com/courtney-inn...

This story is one of nine in the series, “Sowing Resilience” — powered by Rural News Network and the Institute for Nonprofit News — to reveal how communities are navigating and reimagining the systems that have left them hungry. @inn.org investigatemidwest.org/2025/09/24/t...

We are partnering with @inn.org, and other outlets, to bring a series about what #foodinsecurity looks like in rural areas and how they are responding to rising costs and aid cuts. @elaineagrant.bsky.social's story on a #foodpantry in rural #Maine will be available to read on our website Sunday.

ComNet25 Denver attendees will learn from the real-world experiences of their colleagues from organizations including @inn.org: - How NewsMatch Helped @themainemonitor.org Acquire New Donors and Diversify Funding @shareneazimi.bsky.social #Philanthropy #Nonprofits #Comms4Good

This World News Day (#WND2025), we celebrate the impact of 500 independent news organizations that put people first, delivering fact-based journalism where it’s needed most. Together, we can ensure that truth and accountability thrive in every community. #ChooseJournalism because #FactsMatter

We at the Institute for Nonprofit News support the release of Emmy-winning journalist Mario Guevara, who has been detained for more than 100 days for livestreaming law enforcement. #FreeMario freedomformario.com

Rural communities across the country are grappling with food insecurity. A new collaboration from INN's Rural News Network, Sowing Resilience — publishing this month — reveals how communities are navigating and reimagining the systems that have left them hungry. inn.org/inn-collabor...

🎉 Big congrats to the INN members awarded new funding from Press Forward Chicago!  These grants will strengthen local news, expand immigration reporting, and help build more sustainable outlets.

we won an award! Subscribe to our newsletter so you can follow all of our ~ community-centered ~ work: capitalbnews.org/newsletters/

We are so honored to be have received not one, not two, but THREE awards for best journalism from @inn.org!!! 🏆 🏆 🏆 #INNYs2025 Congratulations to our amazing team of reporters and editors who made these investigations possible.

We are excited to announce the winners of the #INNYs2025. INN’s Nonprofit News Awards give us the opportunity to honor excellence in journalism, leadership and community service across the INN Network. See this thread to see the winners — or click here: inn.org/about/our-wo...

Congratulations to @deepsouthtoday.org and The Current on this exciting new chapter! The Current joins Deep South Today’s network of nonprofit newsrooms — all INN members — strengthening community-driven journalism.

🎉 Congratulations to the INN members honored at this year’s @lionpubs.bsky.social Sustainability Awards! We’re proud to see INN members leading the way in building strong, sustainable local news.

The INN Audience Studio launched this summer to respond to member demands for spaces beyond trainings and cohorts. From May to August, nearly 50 audience professionals in the INN Network met in small working groups to find shared solutions to audience challenges. news.inn.org/inns-new-aud...

Four out of five newsrooms selected for @newsrevenuehub.bsky.social's inaugural Civic Studio cohort are INN Network members: @minnpost.bsky.social, @themarshallproject.org, @sltrib.com and @bridgemi.com. We look forward to seeing what you accomplish! fundjournalism.org/news/announc...

As @bridgemi.com experienced audience volatility in 2024, it worried that revenue would soon follow. But it hasn’t. The Bridge team dove into analytics, developed a newsletter strategy and used tools to aid its growth. Read: news.inn.org/how-bridge-m...

The Rural News Network's most recent series—featuring @sdnewswatch.bsky.social, @cardinalnews.org, @mendovoice.bsky.social, @themainemonitor.org & @canarymedia.com—explored how clean energy is developing opportunities in rural regions. Read the collaboration's impact: news.inn.org/powering-rur...

Recognizing the essential role of news organizations in times of weather-related and other natural disasters, Google News Initiative worked with us to support the launch of a rapid response grantmaking program in January 2025.

We’re thrilled to celebrate INN member @eltimpano.bsky.social‬ for winning the 2025 #JonesAward from @comnetwork.org‬. Their community-first approach to journalism is reshaping how newsrooms engage, inform, and build trust. Congratulations to El Tímpano on this well-deserved recognition!

Ibby Ahmed went from following Mirror Indy's social media accounts as an Indianapolis local to now running them as its social media strategist. Read how Ahmed's background in marketing for startups and tech companies influences her work in nonprofit journalism: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...

The finalists for the 2025 Nonprofit News Awards, the INNYs, are here! These stories represent the best of journalism in service of the public. Winners will be announced Sept. 10 in New Orleans! news.inn.org/2025-nonprof...

"Whatever your first issue is, local news and journalism should be your second. Because if we don’t have a shared set of facts, we will not be able to get to rational policy solutions. And if we don’t have communities where people can talk across differences, we’re not going to have a democracy."

INN CEO Karen Rundlet and @macfound.org's @palfrey.org make a powerful case for journalism as essential civic infrastructure in their @stanfordpacs.bsky.social piece. From democracy to education to disaster response, local news connects us all. pacscenter.stanford.edu/philanthropy...

Nextdoor is partnering with local newsrooms to bring reporting into neighborhood feeds. INN's @samcholke.bsky.social tells @apnews he hopes it brings value to the public and to nonprofit outlets doing the work.