Network News

May 20, 2013 | By Amy Schmitz Weiss

The Voice of San Diego has launched a new website, and it’s not just a redesign: It's also a major restructuring of the content management system and a change to the overall news experience for the reader.

Grant Writing Tips for Nonprofit News Organizations

May 13, 2013 | By Amy Schmitz Weiss

If you are a nonprofit news organization you are most likely familiar with the world of fundraising and grant writing. Whether you are a newbie or veteran to this process, this week I provide some tips to help you in your adventures on the grant-writing road.

Types of Revenue for Nonprofit Newsrooms

May 05, 2013 | By Kevin Davis

Insurance Subsidies Provide Members with Invaluable Protection

Apr 29, 2013 | By Kevin Davis

As part of a generous grant from the Open Society Foundations, INN has received $100,000 over two years to help nonprofit newsrooms secure necessary insurance to safeguard their mission-driven news organizations.

This past week, I had the pleasure of writing checks for more than $14,000 to five INN members, so that they could purchase — for the first time — Errors & Omissions (E&O) and/or Directors & Officers (D&O)... Read More »

Investigative News Network Grows to 82 Members

Apr 29, 2013 | By Jessica Plautz

The Investigative News Network now comprises 82 nonprofit newsrooms across North America: INN is pleased to welcome Mother Jones, the Raleigh Public Record, the Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism and Hidden City Philadelphia.

INN was founded in 2009 to help the increasing number of nonprofit newsrooms pool resources, promote editorial collaborations and get wider distribution of their work.

“I could not be more excited to... Read More »

INN Teams Up with IRE for Day Focusing on Nonprofits at IRE 2013 Conference

Apr 29, 2013

RSVP for the day on Eventbrite.

For the past three years, INN and IRE have worked together to create a program specifically tailored to the needs and issues facing nonprofit investigative newsrooms during the annual IRE conference. This year, on Thursday, June 20, 2013 in San Antonio, TX, we will offer a day filled with leaders in the field, workshops, and idea sharing designed to invigorate nonprofit news veterans and interested... Read More »

How To Keep Your Digital Accounts Secure

Apr 28, 2013 | By Amy Schmitz Weiss

Lately, news organizations have been in the news not just reporting it. In recent months and weeks, several major news organizations have been victims of hacking in which they have had their social media accounts, computer systems and/or email compromised.

Apr 26, 2013

After almost a two-year wait, the IRS has awarded 501(c)(3) nonprofit status to Newspaper Tree. “This nonprofit designation marks a new era for Newspaper Tree,” said publisher Anthony Martinez. “We will spend these next weeks in transition to an independent nonprofit, while building a strong foundation and putting together a great team.”