100Reporters INNovation Success Story
Success is often attributed to being being in the right place at the right time. For 100Reporters, capitalizing on its Washington, D.C., location was key to the success of the Investigative Film...
View ArticleTurning Readers Into Funders
Could a digital platform designed to deepen the relationship between readers and reporters help nonprofit news outlets solve their funding challenges? Bitch Media put Hearken to the test. Kate Lesniak,...
View ArticleExpanding Into Digital Audio? Watch Out For the Pod-Holes
Mark Johnson (left) and and Mike Dougherty recording the VT Digger podcast. VTDigger was keen to launch a branded podcast. With help from an INNovation Fund grant, the audio project went live in 2016....
View ArticleNJ Spotlight INNovation Success Story
NJ Spotlight’s 2016 Focus on Cities at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark. Photo by Amanda Brown for NJ Spotlight. With its $35,000 award from the INNovation Fund, NJ Spotlight set out to...
View ArticleCarolina Public Press INNovation Success Story
Carolina Public PressPhoto courtesy of Carolina Public Press With its $25,000 award from the INNovation Fund, Carolina Public Press set out to institute a series of face-to-face forums in 18 largely...
View ArticleThe Listening Post: Innovations and Lessons Learned
With its $35,000 award from the INNovation Fund, The Listening Post set out to use text messaging and community partnerships to engage and activate new audiences about the issues impacting the city of...
View ArticleNew Mexico In Depth: Innovations and Lessons Learned
With its $30,000 award from the INNovation Fund, New Mexico In Depth set out to develop an ongoing program for direct contact with communities, making it easier for New Mexicans to engage with public...
View ArticleThe Lens: Innovations and Lessons Learned
With its $7,500 award from the INNovation Fund, The Lens developed The Speakers Bureau to connect the local community face-to-face with Lens reporters and editors, explaining how and why they report...
View ArticleArizona State University/Cronkite News: Innovations and Lessons Learned
Deanna Dent/ASU Now09252014 – Cronkite News Service at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo by Deanna Dent With its $10,000 award from the INNovation Fund, Arizona State...
View ArticleMother Jones: Innovations and Lessons Learned
Facebook With its $35,000 award from the INNovation Fund, Mother Jones set out to develop best practices for how fellow nonprofit publishers may best utilize Facebook Instant Articles for editorial...
View ArticleThe Austin Monitor: Innovations and Lessons Learned
With its $10,000 award from the INNovation Fund, the Austin Monitor set out to create a map-based tool enabling Monitor readers to see current and archival news content by neighborhood, testing new...
View ArticleThe Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting: Innovations and Lessons Learned
With its $30,000 award from the INNovation Fund, the Midwest Center for Investigative Reporting set out to develop a database application bringing together information from several sources about...
View ArticleSan Francisco Public Press: Innovations and Lessons Learned
With its $35,000 award from the INNovation Fund, San Francisco Public Press set out to apply community organizing and influencer marketing approaches and leverage relationships with community and...
View ArticleFood and Environment Reporting Network: Innovations and Lessons Learned
Photo courtesy of FERN Who doesn’t love a food festival? When the Food & Environment Reporting Network, a nationally distributed news organization focused on food and the environment, wanted to...
View ArticleNew England Center for Investigative Reporting: Innovations and Lessons Learned
With its $35,000 award from the INNovation Fund, the New England Center for Investigative Reporting set out to increase community engagement in government budget accountability by hosting a series of...
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