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.

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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.

INN newsrooms like @opencampus.org and @spotlightdelaware.bsky.social are rewriting the rules of beat reporting, writes INN's Alana Rocha. The key? Collaboration. news.inn.org/how-nonprofi...

News outlets based in Kerr County and the other counties declared a State of Emergency in Texas are eligible for $10,000 in unrestricted funds to support their work covering the July 4 flash floods. Funding is supported by Google News Initiative. Apply by July 18: news.inn.org/texas-disast...

Looking for INN Network newsrooms on Bluesky? 👀 @thexylom.com has created 3️⃣ starter packs that makes it easy for you to follow our network of independent, nonpartisan news organizations. Hit "Follow all" or search through the lists to find a new source today! ⬇️

How do you reach Spanish-speaking immigrants? @enlacelatinonc.bsky.social provides information needed in accessible formats: a seasonal newsletter for farm workers and multiple WhatsApp community channels. "Audiences are alive. This is live media." news.inn.org/informing-sp...

A new insurance offering should make it easier for smaller newsrooms to get the media liability coverage they need in these litigious times, writes Richard Tofel. INN's CEO Karen Rundlet says she believes the new option "will be both useful to and affordable for our smaller member newsrooms." Read:

Nonprofit news organizations are finding new ways to engage audiences — what @motherjones.com CEO @monikab.bsky.social calls a “different paradigm” for how news outlets are relating to audiences, including changes in journalists’ roles in providing information. news.inn.org/a-different-...

🎉 Big congrats to 5 INN members named in MacArthur Foundation's latest round of support for Chicago journalism! 🗞️@blockclubchi.bsky.social‬ 🗞️@borderlessmag.bsky.social‬ 🗞️@illinoisanswers.bsky.social‬ 🗞️@injusticewatch.org‬ 🗞️@raceandequityproject.org‬

"People have heard of social workers, they've heard of community groups that do services for people, but they've never heard of a news organization that's doing that." @jerseybeenews.bsky.social's Engagement Producer Nikki Villafane talked to INN for In Other News: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...

How do you reach young audiences that traditional media misses? In our latest Q&A, @kcdefender.bsky.social‬ founder Ryan Sorrell explains how "grocery buyouts" built trust with Gen Z audiences.

Nonprofit news leaders didn’t hold back at INN Days 2025 when it came to the challenges we face to keep communities and society informed while also building sound, thriving nonprofit news organizations. But community and camaraderie prevailed. 🔗 news.inn.org/news-leaders...

Karen Rundlet kicks off #INNDays25 in Minneapolis. From today through Thursday, we’ll engage with close to 500 news leaders, technologists, lawyers, funders & other professionals who are helping to bring quality news and information to communities across North America. Share your notes as we go.

We're thrilled to celebrate INN members honored by this year's @rcfp.org Freedom of the Press Awards! @veritenews.org co-founder Terry Baquet gets the Champion Award and @thebaltimorebanner.com will get the Catalyst Award for impactful reporting.

According to 🆕 data released from INN’s eighth annual Index survey, the percentage of local news outlets rose to 51% in 2024 from 48% in 2023. 🔗 news.inn.org/highlights-2...

Five newsrooms from the Rural News Network — @canarymedia.com, ‪@cardinalnews.org, @mendovoice.bsky.social, @sdnewswatch.bsky.social and @themainemonitor.bsky.social — explored how clean energy is reshaping rural jobs, training and opportunity. 🔗 inn.org/inn-collabor...

As audience work becomes more challenging yet critical, INN is giving newsrooms the space to take risks. INN's Audience Studio launched Tuesday, where audience staff began designing short experiments on vertical video, newsletter growth & improved audience metrics. news.inn.org/audience-edi...

Join us for a ComNet25 Denver Learning Lab on responsible storytelling! Attendees will: - Hear best practices to protect sources - Explore how to evaluate the risks of “going public” - Learn how to approach requests to withdraw or edit content @inn.org @propublica.org @documentedny.bsky.social

⭐ INN's Collaborations Project Manager Paulina Velasco has been named one of @current.org's 2025 Rising Stars — and we couldn't agree more! A former colleague said that Paulina is a "highly critical thinker" and "showed tenacity and perseverance in her reporting." current.org/our-2025-ris...

🗣️ @conectaarizona.bsky.social is using WhatsApp to "bring back dialogue to journalism." Every afternoon, community members join the Cafecito on WhatsApp to talk about everything from politics to finances. Learn more in our Q&A with director @maritzafelix.bsky.social. news.inn.org/using-whatsa...

📝 @mtnstspotlight.bsky.social is transforming election reporting in West Virginia by asking residents: “What do you want to hear candidates talking about?” Learn more in our Q&A with editor @kenwardjr.bsky.social:

We’re thrilled to see the impact of nonprofit journalism recognized at the highest level. Congratulations to INN members @propublica.org and @thebaltimorebanner.com on their Pulitzer Prize wins!

Today on #WorldPressFreedomDay, we celebrate the essential role of independent journalism in our democracy.

🗞️ As we approach World Press Freedom Day, it's more important than ever to equip journalists and newsrooms with the tools they need to stay safe, secure and independent.

"Journalism without an audience is just creative writing. And it’s unsustainable,” writes INN's Chief Network Officer @jkealing.bsky.social in this week's INNsights post. Journalism needs to both reach and serve audiences at scale. Read his call to action: news.inn.org/what-is-jour...

“How can I get more people access to the information that we produce?” @cvilletomorrow.bsky.social's product lead, Ashley Harper, talked to INN about her role at the intersection of journalism, technology and audience needs. www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...

INN Network newsrooms have been key sources of information about the local impact of funding cuts made in Washington, D.C.—like the reporting from @wyofile.com on a century-old fish hatchery in Wyoming that was on the verge of losing its entire staff. Read more: inn.org/news/in-the-...

33 news organizations have joined the INN Network since late 2024 — expanding local news coverage across North America. “For the first time in its history, the majority of INN members are now local organizations,” said INN’s Jonathan Kealing. inn.org/news/new-inn...

As the Trump administration threatens to revoke the tax-exempt status of Harvard University, here are five things every nonprofit needs to do right now: inn.org/news/five-th...

⭐ Ten newsrooms have been selected for INN's Major Gifts Cohort Program: @baynature.org, @cardinalnews.org, @mlk50memphis.bsky.social, @politifact.bsky.social, @embarcaderomedia.org, @thesicktimes.bsky.social, @missionlocal.org, Growing Community Media, KAXE & @mississippifreepress.org. Congrats!

“[NewsMatch's] focus aligns with our belief that everyone should have access to reliable information so they can actively engage in their communities and make informed decisions," Tow Foundation President Emily Tow told @insidephilanthropy.com. www.insidephilanthropy.com/home/journal...

Social media has deeply informed the type and scale of news organizations built over the last two decades, but that system has collapsed for news content, wrote INN's @samcholke.bsky.social. INN has been tracking trends and supporting members as they face these challenges (🧵):

Nonprofit journalism’s reach is wide, but how do we measure it in today’s fractured media landscape? 📊 Measuring the scale of nonprofit news is more complex than ever. 🧵A thread on the growing challenge of audience tracking in nonprofit news:

“We must be stunningly transparent and ethical about our work,” said Dean Baquet of The New York Times at the Collier Awards for Ethics in Journalism event. “Don’t assume your readers believe you. The days of saying the story stands for itself are long gone. Make them believe you. Show your work.”