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HOME&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LATEST STORY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June 17, 2020, 1:19 p.m.News organizations that have turned to the nonprofit model have often focused on national or investigative news but this year’s , released Tuesday, shows that a growing portion of nonprofit newsrooms are dedicated to local matters.The INN Index is the first report to come of a survey, conducted in March 2020, of more than 250 nonprofit news organizations. (A second report, focused on “diversity, equity, and inclusion in the nonprofit news world,” is due this fall.)The number of nonprofit newsrooms is growing even as traditional newsrooms, many reliant on advertising revenue, . More nonprofit newsrooms were launched in 2018-2019 than any year since 2008-2009. And this year’s report identified 78 dedicated to local news — 10 more than last year. Summarizing some of their findings, the :Of the local outlets, some cover a major metropolitan area, such as Voice of San Diego, and others cover smaller communities, like Foothills Forum in Rappahannock County, Virginia. Local outlets in general are working to fill community news gaps, and most cover community news rather than pure-play investigative or explanatory reporting that is a hallmark of their national and global counterparts. A few local outlets do specialize: inewsource, also in San Diego, focuses on watchdog journalism, for example, while Philadelphia Public School Notebook covers education.[…]A growing group of local outlets serve communities of color, covering issues that sometimes don’t attract other media attention at the local level. These include Flint Beat, MLK50, Outlier Media and City Bureau.Other takeaways? The report notes that as more community journalists launch nonprofits, they’re doing so with a small staff and “a scrappy startup mentality” focused on direct engagement with audiences and members.Looking at the big financial picture, about half of the surveyed nonprofits generated more than $500,000 in revenue last year and half generated less — a figure that has remained steady since INN launched the index three years ago. That includes the 34 percent of outlets that generated less than $250,000 and the 15 percent that earned more than $2 million.Foundation grants still make up the largest share of revenue — 48 percent on average — outpacing individual giving (35 percent), earned sources (11 percent), and other revenue (5 percent). The report indicated that 41 percent of nonprofits now draw on at least four revenue streams — even if ones like membership revenue remain small in comparison.The average audience of an INN member’s newsletter is 15,000 and its average monthly web audience is “just under 600,000.” Still, the report found that more nonprofits are opting to grow their direct contact with audiences, rather than relying on established publications to distribute their reporting. “Six in 10 report that they reach their audience primarily by direct publication to their website, a figure that was just one-third three years ago.”The index appeared in time for the Institute for Nonprofit News’ two-day conference, reconfigured for pandemic times as “.”At ‘s conference this year, a somewhat bleak point from Sue Cross: A lot of Gannett papers have just a few employees. Even though they’re small, “non-profit newsrooms are no longer small in comparison to other local news.”— Gabe Schneider (@gabemschneider)Nonprofit news outlets generated an estimated $500 million in revenue in 2019, employing 3,500 people, including about 2,300 journalists. INN Index: 2/5— Michele McLellan (@michelemclellan)Insightful numbers on the growth of nonprofit news (and what compensation at nonprofit outlets looks like!) at— Christine Schmidt (@NewsbySchmidt)Important steps that newsrooms can take toward Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. via— Ju-Don Marshall (@jemarsha11)“The overwhelming word for most of our members right now is ‘uncertainty’, same for any small business around the country.”Nonprofit news outlets aren’t immune to the volatility of 2020 — here’s what sees on the horizon— Christine Schmidt (@NewsbySchmidt)At , our nonprofit structure allows us to align our business incentives with the metrics that we define. Here’s ’s blog on how we define “impact” at City Bureau.— Bettina Chang (@bechang8)On the drop in ad funding for newspapers, Sue Cross from says that 70% of ad money in this country is now going to just three companies: Google, Facebook and Amazon.— Hannah O. Brown (@hannah_o_brown)I love this call to action from .— Jonathan Kealing (@JKealing)Panel discussions continue Wednesday afternoon. The full schedule is available . Missed your chance to register? INN has said it will make videos available after the conference wraps.&nbsp;What’s the best way to follow how the news is changing?Our daily email, with all the freshest future-of-journalism news.MLAScire, Sarah. "Nonprofit newsrooms are increasingly dedicating themselves to local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard, 17 Jun. 2020. Web. 13 Sep. 2022.APAScire, S. (2020, Jun. 17). Nonprofit newsrooms are increasingly dedicating themselves to local news. Nieman Journalism Lab. Retrieved September 13, 2022, from https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/06/nonprofit-newsrooms-are-increasingly-dedicating-themselves-to-local-news/ChicagoScire, Sarah. "Nonprofit newsrooms are increasingly dedicating themselves to local news." Nieman Journalism Lab. Last modified June 17, 2020. Accessed September 13, 2022. https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/06/nonprofit-newsrooms-are-increasingly-dedicating-themselves-to-local-news/.Wikipedia{{cite web&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| url = https://www.niemanlab.org/2020/06/nonprofit-newsrooms-are-increasingly-dedicating-themselves-to-local-news/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| title = Nonprofit newsrooms are increasingly dedicating themselves to local news&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| last = Scire&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| first = Sarah&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| work = [[Nieman Journalism Lab]]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| date = 17 June 2020&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| accessdate = 13 September 2022&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;| ref = {{harvid|Scire|2020}}}}Join the 60,000 who get the freshest future-of-journalism news in our daily email.Help advance the Nieman Foundation’s mission “to promote and elevate the standards of journalism” .© 2022 by the President and Fellows of Harvard CollegeWalter Lippmann HouseOne Francis Ave.Cambridge, MA 02138617 495 2237The Nieman Journalism Lab is a collaborative attempt to figure out how quality journalism can survive and thrive in the Internet age.It’s a project of the .Follow usThe basicsProjectsDirectorStaff writers© President and Fellows of Harvard College, unless otherwise noted.

HOME&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;LATEST STORY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;June 17, 2020, 1:19 p.m.News organizations that have turned to the nonprofit model have often focused on national or investigative news but this year’s , released Tuesday, shows that a growing portion of nonprofit newsrooms are dedicated to local matters.The INN Index is the first report to come of a survey, conducted in March 2020, of more than 250 nonprofit news organizations. (A second report,...

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