Denia Pérez is an immigration lawyer by training. Now, she’s the Latino Community Correspondent for @documentedny.bsky.social, an INN Network member dedicated to reporting with and for immigrant communities in New York City. Read this month's In Other News: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...

A conversation with Denia Pérez

Denia C. Pérez is an immigration lawyer by training.

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How did audience engagement become the priority for nonprofit newsrooms? Read the takeaways from multiple sessions at #INNDays26. news.inn.org/what-is-our-...

‘What is our impact?’: Takeaways from INN Days, Part 2 - INN News

Focusing on news gathering and reporting is not enough to ensure news outlets become and remain viable. Publishers also have to address demand for news—or the lack thereof.  That’s why audience engage...

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“There will never be a better advocate for you and your profession than you in your profession,” said U.S. Rep. Chris Rabb in a fireside chat on policy with INN Executive Director Karen Rundlet at INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh. Read more: news.inn.org/partnering-t...

Partnering to boost funding: Takeaways from INN Days, part 1 - INN News

A key message nonprofit news leaders heard during INN Days may run counter to some long-held ideals of journalism: Get involved.

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Congratulations to the winners of the 2026 Nonprofit News Awards who illustrate what it means to serve the public through journalism. Best Investigative Journalism: @jaxtoday.org, @voicesofmonterybay.bsky.social, @injusticewatch.org, @occrp.org.

INN CEO Karen Rundlet kicks off INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA with a focus on audience, revenue and policy to advance the nonprofit news movement. news.inn.org/lets-connect...

Let's connect with audiences: Opening remarks at INN Days - INN News

Karen Rundlet kicks off INN Days 2026 in Pittsburgh, PA, June 16.

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The 2026 INN Index data is out — and despite economic, political and technological upheaval in 2025, the nonprofit news field remains steady. 🔗: https://inn.org/research/inn-index/2026-index/

“My advice, therefore, is to strike the right balance between newsroom and sustainable growth from the very beginning.” — Bruce Putterman, CEO and publisher Read our INNsights piece on how @ctmirror.org went from 3 reporters in 2010 to winning the Pulitzer Prize for local reporting in 2026:

How CT Mirror became a Pulitzer-winning newsroom - INN News

Bruce Putterman, the publisher / CEO of CT Mirror—which together with ProPublica won the 2026 Pulitzer Prize for local reporting—has advice for growing a small, regionally-focused newsroom: invest in ...

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INN Network members @ctmirror.org and @propublica.org have won the Pulitzer Prize for Local Reporting for "an impressive series" exposing how the state’s towing laws favored unscrupulous companies that overcharged residents, prompting consumer protections. Congrats! www.pulitzer.org/winners/dave...

Two recent reports have concluded that institutional philanthropy isn't equipped to support all independent journalism organizations in perpetuity. INN's NewsMatch is a proven infrastructure solution to this need. Read more: news.inn.org/the-infrastr...

The infrastructure news needs now: NewsMatch meets the moment - INN News

NewsMatch is a cornerstone of strengthening both individual newsrooms and the broader field.

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Leah Keinama is the Director of Civic Journalism at @flatwaterfreep.bsky.social. Keinama, who doesn’t have a journalism background, spoke to INN about what it’s like leading the Documenters program — a “huge benefit” to the newsroom and community: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...

A Conversation with Leah Wambui Keinama

Leah Keinama is the Director of Civic Journalism at the Nebraska Journalism Trust, which operates the Flatwater Free Press, a nonprofit newsroom dedicated to investigative reporting in Nebraska. Keina...

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🥁 Announcing the 2026 INNYs finalists! Finalists for the sixth annual Nonprofit News Awards focused on those issues through compelling newswriting, poignant photos, thoughtful community engagement and other efforts. View the finalists and read the "heroic work": news.inn.org/2026-innys-f...

INN’s Rural News Network and @muckrock.com are partnering to provide RNN newsrooms access to @sunlightresearch.bsky.social, strengthening 2026 midterm election coverage across the country. news.inn.org/rural-news-n...

INN’s Rural News Network and MuckRock launch investigative journalism partnership to support rural newsrooms covering the 2026 midterms - INN News

The new partnership gives RNN Newsrooms access to MuckRock's tools and the expert support of the Sunlight Research Desk.

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@rns.org was recently given $1 million to launch An Atlas of American Belonging, a multimedia news hub focused on faith and immigrant communities. Now, they're partnering with @elpasomatters.bsky.social to deepen their local coverage at the U.S.-Mexico border. news.inn.org/religion-new...

Religion News Service explores the intersection of immigration and faith with nonprofit newsroom collaboration - INN News

Religion News Service is creating An Atlas of American Belonging — a news hub focused on faith and immigrant communities.

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Lauren McEwen was a teen writer for VOX ATL when she was in high school. Now, she’s the program director of the Atlanta-based youth-development nonprofit news organization. McEwen spoke to INN about how the organization has changed since she got her start there: www.linkedin.com/pulse/conver...

A Conversation with Lauren McEwen

Lauren McEwen was a teen writer for VOX ATL when she was in high school from 2006 to 2008. Now, she’s the program director of the Atlanta-based youth-development nonprofit news organization, which was...

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INN has joined a coalition of 41 press-freedom groups demanding that the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) immediately release journalist Estefany Rodriguez. Read the statement from @freepress.bsky.social: www.freepress.net/download/pre...

INN's Chief Development Officer Lisa Gardner-Springer has spent more than 20 years fundraising for news. In our latest INNsights post, she shares her perspective on what has changed — and what still needs to change — in news philanthropy. news.inn.org/what-has-cha...

What has changed, and still needs to change, in news philanthropy - INN News

INN's Chief Development Officer shares her perspective on what has changed — and what still needs to change — in news philanthropy.

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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...

‘Lifting up underrepresented voices’: New members at INN  - INN News

Twenty-two newsrooms — 14 full members and eight provisional — joined the INN Network in January and February.

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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...

INN’s Audience Studio tackles newsletter disruption, co-distribution and social media conversion in the quest for direct audience - INN News

Members in INN's Audience Studio recently experimented with newsletter metrics and total reach metrics and how to connect with new audiences.

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“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...

A conversation with Sarah Walton

Sarah Walton is Chief Philanthropy Officer at The Baltimore Banner, a nonprofit newsroom covering Baltimore, Maryland and surrounding areas. She talked to INN about her experience coming to The Banner...

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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...

Glynnis Melnicove joins INN to lead research initiatives - INN News

The Institute for Nonprofit News is thrilled to announce that Glynnis Melnicove has joined as the new Research Director.

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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...

The Next Era for Nonprofit News: New allies and long-term vision - INN News

New partnerships will be vital as INN focuses on policy work and public awareness in 2026.

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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...

Audience work and the attention economy - INN News

INN's 2025 Audience Fellow Peter Heckendorn reflects on his nine-month tenure working with newsrooms across the Network.

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🗞️ 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

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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...

A conversation with Gina Gurreri

Gina Gurreri is the Human Resources Associate at High Country News, a nonprofit newsroom covering environmental, social and political issues in the Western United States. Gurreri talked to the Institu...

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