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IN CASE YOU MISSED IT...
- More than 140 leaders from nonprofit news organizations and funders gathered last week in Denver at a conference sponsored by Facebook called Accelerate: Local Media Summit to discuss how to save local journalism. Columbia Journalism Review
- Google launches Local Experiments Project, an effort to fund dozens of new local news websites around the country. AXIOS
- How journalists can restore the public's trust through transparency. The Conversation US
- American Journalism Project plans to fund business-side positions inside nonprofit newsrooms. Poynter
- A new study from the Center for Media Engagement with The Center for Investigative Reporting and StoryWorks looks at what newsrooms can gain by partnering with a theater organization. Takeaways include: Journalism-based theater can lead audiences to perceive certain media roles (like acting as a government watchdog) as more important and can help audiences see news organizations more favorably. Center for Media Engagement
- How nonprofit news organizations The Trace, Block Club Chicago, Center for Sustainable Journalism and Oklahoma Watch used the NewsMatch program to acquire new donors and funding. Nieman Lab
- Publishers mixed over Apple News. Reuters
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INN MEMBERS CAN REGISTER FOR INN DAYS 2019
INN members can register now for INN Days 2019, INN's biggest event of the year, at The Four Seasons Houston on June 12 and 13 for $119, a $30 savings off regular registration pricing. Registration prices will increase to $149 after April 22.
INN Days will be held at its own hotel for the first time at The Four Seasons Hotel, two blocks from the IRE hotel, at a special room rate at $175 per night, which is less than the IRE hotel and surrounding hotels. Book your hotel room now by visiting the "hotel" tab on the INN Days page — accommodations will fill up quickly. Travel stipends are also available for INN members in good standing. Apply here.
INN Days 2019 will including NewsMatch Day sponsored by Knight Foundation, INN's 10th Anniversary reception, plus peer group meetups and other networking opportunities. This year's conference features sessions with Amy Martin, founder and executive producer of Threshold, Rachel Sadon, editor-in-chief of WAMU, Steve Sapienza, senior producer at the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting, Noreen Gillespie, deputy sports editor at the Associated Press and more.
CONNECT YOUR NONPROFIT NEWS ORGANIZATION TO COLUMBIA J-SCHOOL GRADS
INN will be participating in the Columbia Journalism School's annual Career Expo, the largest journalism job fair in the US, this Saturday to promote careers in the nonprofit news sector and the career development and leadership programs it's teeing up to build for the future. This will also be an opportunity for INN members, even if they can't be there recruiting, to put job openings in front of soon-to-be graduating Columbia J-school graduate students. INN representatives will be referring students to INN's job board, so if you have openings for full or part-time roles, freelancers, or internships and fellowships, post them to the job board by Friday.
INN LABS WELCOMES PROJECT MANAGER MIRANDA KRAPF
Miranda Krapf has joined INN Labs as a project manager, responsible for client-facing communications, management of project scopes, timelines, and successful deliveries. This new role at INN Labs will strengthen the outcomes of all design and development projects. Learn more about Miranda here and say hello at miranda@inn.org.
ASNE NEWSROOM EMPLOYMENT DIVERSITY SURVEY
ASNE is almost ready to send out its annual Newsroom Employment Diversity Survey soon. Newsrooms should reach out to dkahn@asne.org to identify the right person ASNE can contact within your organization to answer the survey.
INN TRAINING SERIES: MASTERFUL MANAGEMENT
INN's online training series geared toward helping nonprofit news executives overcome management struggles will continue April 2 and April 16 with sessions about managing for motivation and mentoring. The series is led by Madhu Maron, the founder of MadhuCoach, a coaching and consulting practice dedicated to supporting individuals and organizational leaders on the path to transformation. Prior to becoming a coach, Maron spent 17 years as a human resources professional, working with The Associated Press, Standard & Poor's, Henry Ford Health System (Detroit), the New York City Economic Development Corporation and other organizations. Register for the series or individual modules.
INN TRAINING SERIES: SHARPEN YOUR SALES SKILLS
Need to elevate your selling skills to achieve your revenue goals? If you are pitching sponsorships, advertising, events, for new grant funding or donors, join INN's sales coaching peer group led by coach Ebony Reed. Leave with the knowledge and confidence you need to raise more money and achieve sales success for your news organization. Register for the series, which starts Thursday, April 11, or individual sessions.
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FROM OUR MEMBERS
A sampling of the best nonprofit journalism from INN members each week.
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What pesticide monitoring misses
FROM FERN/THE NEW FOOD ECONOMY »
Hawaii pushes Bank Of America to resolve multimillion-dollar dispute
FROM HONOLULU CIVIL BEAT »
The plastic question
FROM ORB MEDIA »
Colleges start looking for ways to house and feed their students who are homeless
FROM THE HECHINGER REPORT »
Government to Filipino seasonal workers: No visas this year
FROM PRI »
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INN MEMBERSHIP NEWS
Susan Chira, veteran New York Times Editor, will lead The Marshall Project. Read more.
The Current's digital public media career fair is April 2. Registration is now open.
Last week, Carolina Public Press and 10 editorial partners began publishing and airing "Seeking Conviction," a series of stories and public forums about sexual assault prosecution and conviction rates statewide and in counties that stand out for high or low rates.
The deadline for Type Investigation's Don and Doris Shaffer Internship has been extended to April 5. Learn more.
Do you have news to share or want to submit a profile of your nonprofit news organization?
Tell us at news@inn.org.
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