Sue Cross will be stepping down as the head of the Institute for Nonprofit News at the end of the year. She walks us through what she’s learned during her tenure about how philanthropy can support local news and much more.
Read MoreJournalism intermediaries have seen their budgets grow in recent years, but given limited resources, shouldn't more money go to news orgs directly? In this guest opinion, the former president of ProPublica makes the case.
Read MoreLong-beleaguered and previously bankrupt, the storied Chicago Sun-Times has gotten a new lease on life by merging with a nonprofit public media company. Here’s how philanthropy helped make that happen.
Read MoreWith advertising no longer offering stable revenue for news outlets, private donations are becoming a larger part of the industry. Fundraisers share their success stories and insights into how philanthropy fits into the business.
Read MoreAlleged worker mistreatment took The Appeal, a nonprofit news site, from ambitious expansion plans to complete implosion in a matter of months. Here’s what funders can do to help their grantees avoid a similar fate.
Read MoreJournalism outlets have enjoyed a surge of new readers hungry for trusted local news. A growing body of funder-generated insights provides a roadmap for outlets looking to retain new audiences—and potentially turn them into donors.
Read MoreIn countries struggling with environmental threats like deforestation, the news media—and robust, reliable local reporting—can be the only way to draw attention to what’s happening. Backing such work in the mission of the Earth Journalism Network.
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