Nonprofit newsrooms covering distinct geographic areas — either local, state/regional or national/global — share commonalities in revenue models, staff size and type of journalism, as shown in a set of INN Index Fact Sheets published Aug. 9.
Analysis of 2022 data from the annual INN Index survey shows that local nonprofit news is in the midst of a sustained multiyear expansion into more communities, and the number of organizations has more than doubled in six years. Local outlets tend to cover a broad array of topics for local communities, including government and politics and local education. Local, nonprofit outlets have launched at an average rate of more than one per month, a total of 81 outlets, since rapid growth began in 2017.
