Nonprofit journalism

In New Orleans, a pioneering nonprofit newsroom ponders a future beyond its founder

Karen Gadbois has kept The Lens alive as other newsrooms have crumbled. Her next move is important not just for her outlet, but a whole industry.

March 26, 2024

Amaris Castillo

Opinion | From the inside, a nonprofit news leader says the sector is several years away from its potential

It will take decades for nonprofit news outlets to take the place of legacy newsrooms — if the latter do indeed fail.

January 8, 2024

Opinion | After going viral for her 2020 election coverage, this Georgia reporter is closing her one-person news site

In her parting editorial, owner/reporter Robin Kemp urged readers to support nonprofit news, noting that news deserts see more public corruption.

September 13, 2023

Opinion | Looking a gift horse in the mouth? The Asheville Citizen Times drops a nonprofit’s investigative work

The paper says its focus on growing paid digital subscriptions is at odds with running the Asheville Watchdog's stories for free

August 17, 2022

25 ideas nonprofit newsrooms can’t afford to ignore

Diversify revenue streams. Train from within. Make the most of metrics. Sometimes the simplest ideas can be the most effective.

January 19, 2016

Katie Hawkins-Gaar

For nonprofits, mission is key to employee morale

The headquarters of The Lens, an independent nonprofit newsroom, is a small, no-frills facility in…

November 12, 2015

Katie Hawkins-Gaar

How Grist has been able to flourish as a nonprofit news site

This is the fourth of four profiles of journalists at nonprofit news startups. Chip Giller…

July 16, 2015

Knight Foundation finds nonprofit sites’ revenue rising but sustainability elusive

The Knight Foundation finds progress in the nonprofit news sector in its latest report, released…

April 8, 2015

Ken Armstrong joins The Marshall Project

Armstrong. Photo by Steve Ringman (The Seattle Times) Ken Armstrong, an investigative reporter for The…

July 30, 2014

Benjamin Mullin