In Case You Missed It
- Can philanthropy save local journalism in Colorado? INN member the Colorado Independent is looking to remake local journalism along with digital-only organizations Denverite and the Colorado Sun. 5280
- Demographics: The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The Washington Post are a bigger hit with Gen Z over newer media outlets such as Cheddar, Buzzfeed and The Outline that Millennials favor, according to new research. Reuters Institute
- Online revenue for nonprofits grew by just 1% in 2018 and more fundraising takeaways revealed in M&R’s 2018 Benchmark Study. M+R
- Amazon looks to break into crime news. Nieman Lab
- Audio: Local journalism is on the rise in New Hampshire, which includes INN member the New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism. New Hampshire Public Radio
- Report for America fellows were announced last week, placing journalists into many INN-member newsrooms including The City, CALmatters, Connecticut Mirror, Honolulu Civil Beat, Block Club Chicago, Maine Center for Investigative Reporting, Mississippi Today, Chalkbeat, St. Louis Public Radio, Centro de Periodismo and the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Reporting. Report for America
- More than 200 nonprofit news organizations are hustling to keep state and city governments honest. Bloomberg
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INN News and Notes
More INN Member Newsrooms Now on SmartNews
Thanks to a new agreement, most stories by INN members can be found on the Public Interest channel of SmartNews, a rapidly growing news app. SmartNews is available to download on Android and Apple devices. Learn more.
Registration to INN Days 2019 is Filling Up Fast
INN Days, INN's biggest event of the year, is already more than halfway sold out. The full agenda is now available and includes two days of sessions. The conference will be held at The Four Seasons Houston on June 12 and 13, two blocks from the IRE hotel, at a special room rate of $175 per night. INN members can register for INN Days 2019 for $149. This event is open to anyone interested in advancing the field of nonprofit news.
This is the first time the event will be held at its own hotel. Book your hotel room now by visiting the "hotel" tab on the INN Days page. Only a limited number of rooms remain.
INN Days 2019 is generously sponsored by John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Ethics and Excellence in Journalism Foundation as well as a generous circle of foundations providing general support for INN programs.
INN Days 2019 will include 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 focused on major gifts fundraising, local news collaborations and building an effective sponsorship sales campaign.
Participate in an Academic Survey
Emily Mercer is pursuing a Master of Archives and Records Administration degree at San Jose State University and researching the workflows and opinions around the U.S. Freedom of Information Act and local public records requests. She’s particularly interested in learning about the experiences and opinions of investigative journalists and members of INN. If you have a minute, take her survey on public opinions about FOIA requests. Reach out to her at emily.mercer@sjsu.edu with questions.
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INN Labs Updates
Largo Updates
The INN Labs team recently completed its most recent release of Largo, the INN Labs WordPress framework for news websites.
The Largo 0.6.3 release brings improved compatibility with the WordPress Block Editor and contains a number of bug fixes and minor updates. Want to learn more about Largo? Join the INN Labs team during this week’s tech office hours.
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Membership News
Awards: Congratulations to the Better Government Association for winning two regional Edward R. Murrow Awards. Congratulations as well to Side Effects Public Media, part of WFYI, which also won a regional Edward R. Murrow award for its podcast, The Workaround. Plus, congratulations to Reveal from the Center for Investigative Reporting for winning two Peabody Awards and for PBS NewsHour, which won one award. ProPublica also won the first-ever Peabody Catalyst Award for a story that brought immediate change to a controversial government practice of family separation at the border. Learn more. The New Food Economy also won its first James Beard Journalism Award for "Clean label's dirty little secret."
Impact: A prominent UCSD eye doctor is ‘on leave’ after an inewsource investigation.
Religion News Foundation, Religion News Service, The Associated Press and The Conversation announced the creation of a global religion journalism initiative, an effort to expand religion news reporting in the U.S. and around the world. The initiative is funded by an 18-month, $4.9 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to RNF and is one of the largest investments in religion journalism in decades. 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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INN Services
INN provides services and referrals of trusted providers to members and independent newsrooms. Visit the INN Services portal to learn more about services in accounting, business planning, digital marketing, editorial, events, fundraising, legal, nonprofit, web & technology and more.
New Editorial Services for INN Members
Thanks to the generous support of Democracy Fund, Trusting News is able to offer free coaching for journalists who want help earning trust and demonstrating credibility. Trusting News is also looking for newsrooms to partner with on large-scale efforts to build trust between newsrooms and communities. Visit the new Trust Services page to learn more.
INN has also reached an agreement with Coral’s Talk commenting platform to more easily manage the conversation on member website’s comments. Coral Talk is designed to help journalists better engage their communities and better allow community members to manage their own experience. Coral’s Talk comments can be run for free as an open source project or as a managed and hosted solution provided by Coral at a discount to INN members. Learn more. |
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