Nonprofit & Independent Newsrooms
Nonprofit and independent local newsrooms, members of the Institute for Nonprofit News or LION Publishers, covering their cities, regions and states.
See all 304 Nonprofit & Independent Newsrooms in one table
| Newspaper | Based in | Founded |
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| BirminghamWatch | Birmingham, AL | |
| TURNAGAIN NEWS | Girdwood, AK | |
| Juneau Independent | Juneau, AK | 2025 |
| Patagonia Regional Times | Patagonia, AZ | |
| Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting | Phoenix, AZ | |
| Conecta Arizona | Phoenix, AZ | |
| LOOKOUT | Phoenix, AZ | |
| Arizona Luminaria | Tucson, AZ | |
| Alameda Post | Alameda, CA | 2021 |
| SJV Water | Bakersfield, CA | |
| Bay Nature | Berkeley, CA | |
| Berkeleyside | Berkeley, CA | 2009 |
| Local News Matters | Berkeley, CA | |
| Street Spirit | Berkeley, CA | 1995 |
| ChicoSol | Chico, CA | |
| DanvilleSanRamon.com | Danville, CA | |
| Mendo Local | Fort Bragg, CA | 2025 |
| Fresnoland | Fresno, CA | 2018 |
| BenitoLink.com | Hollister, CA | |
| AfroLA | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Boyle Heights Beat | Los Angeles, CA | |
| CALÓ NEWS | Los Angeles, CA | |
| InvestigateLA (Los Angeles Center for Investigative Journalism) | Los Angeles, CA | |
| Los Angeles Public Press | Los Angeles, CA | |
| WitnessLA | Los Angeles, CA | |
| The Mendocino Voice | Mendocino, CA | |
| The Merced FOCUS | Merced, CA | |
| The Modesto Focus | Modesto, CA | |
| El TÃmpano | Oakland, CA | |
| Oakland Voices | Oakland, CA | 2010 |
| The Oaklandside | Oakland, CA | 2020 |
| Local News Pasadena | Pasadena, CA | |
| Pleasanton Weekly | Pleasanton, CA | |
| Shasta Scout | Redding, CA | |
| Redwood City Pulse | Redwood City, CA | |
| Richmondside | Richmond, CA | 2024 |
| Abridged by PBS KVIE | Sacramento, CA | |
| CalMatters | Sacramento, CA | 2015 |
| Voice of San Diego | San Diego, CA | |
| inewsource | San Diego, CA | 2009 |
| California Health Report | San Francisco, CA | |
| El Tecolote | San Francisco, CA | |
| Mission Local | San Francisco, CA | |
| San Francisco Public Press | San Francisco, CA | 2009 |
| India Currents | San Jose, CA | |
| San Quentin News | San Quentin, CA | |
| Voice of OC | Santa Ana, CA | 2019 |
| Santa Cruz Local | Santa Cruz, CA | |
| Stocktonia News Service | Stockton, CA | |
| Open Vallejo | Vallejo, CA | 2019 |
| Aspen Journalism | Aspen, CO | |
| Boulder Reporting Lab | Boulder, CO | 2021 |
| The Sopris Sun | Carbondale, CO | 2009 |
| The Colorado Sun | Denver, CO | 2018 |
| Ark Valley Voice | Salida, CO | |
| The Kent Dispatch | Kent, CT | |
| New Haven Independent | New Haven, CT | |
| Valley Independent Sentinel | New Haven, CT | |
| Norwalk Current | Norwalk, CT | |
| Connecticut Mirror | West Hartford, CT | 2010 |
| Delaware Public Media | Dover, DE | |
| Spotlight Delaware | Wilmington, DE | |
| D.C. Witness | Washington, DC | |
| Street Sense | Washington, DC | |
| The 51st | Washington, DC | |
| The DC Line | Washington, DC | |
| Florida Bulldog | Fort Lauderdale, FL | |
| The Marjorie | Gainesville, FL | |
| Jacksonville Today | Jacksonville, FL | |
| The Florida Trib | Jacksonville, FL | |
| Key Biscayne Independent | Key Biscayne, FL | |
| LkldNow | Lakeland, FL | 2015 |
| Coconut Grove Spotlight | Miami, FL | |
| Oviedo Community News | Oviedo, FL | 2021 |
| Suncoast Searchlight | Sarasota, FL | 2025 |
| Stet News Palm Beach | West Palm Beach, FL | |
| VoxPopuli | Winter Garden, FL | |
| Winter Park Voice | Winter Park, FL | |
| The Red & Black | Athens, GA | |
| Atlanta Community Press Collective | Atlanta, GA | |
| Canopy Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | |
| Capital B Atlanta | Atlanta, GA | |
| VOX ATL | Atlanta, GA | |
| The Macon Newsroom | Macon, GA | |
| The Current | Savannah, GA | 2020 |
| Investigate Midwest | Champaign, IL | 2009 |
| Austin Weekly News | Chicago, IL | |
| Block Club Chicago | Chicago, IL | |
| Borderless Magazine | Chicago, IL | |
| Change Agents Podcast | Chicago, IL | |
| City Bureau | Chicago, IL | |
| Illinois Answers Project | Chicago, IL | |
| Investigative Project on Race and Equity | Chicago, IL | |
| Evanston RoundTable | Evanston, IL | 1998 |
| Galesburg Community News | Galesburg, IL | 2025 |
| The Harvey World Herald | Harvey, IL | |
| Kewanee Voice | Kewanee, IL | |
| The Lansing Journal | Lansing, IL | |
| Wednesday Journal | Oak Park, IL | |
| Riverside Brookfield Landmark | Riverside, IL | |
| Capitol News Illinois | Springfield, IL | 2019 |
| The Record North Shore | Wilmette, IL | |
| Limestone Post Magazine | Bloomington, IN | 2015 |
| Capital B Gary | Gary, IN | |
| Mirror Indy | Indianapolis, IN | |
| THE INDIANA CITIZEN | Indianapolis, IN | |
| The Owen News | Spencer, IN | |
| Northern Kentucky Tribune | Covington, KY | |
| Queer Kentucky | Covington, KY | |
| The Hendersonian | Henderson, KY | |
| Hoptown Chronicle | Hopkinsville, KY | |
| CivicLex | Lexington, KY | |
| MEDIALEX | Lexington, KY | 2015 |
| The Murray Sentinel | Murray, KY | |
| The Lens | New Orleans, LA | 2009 |
| Verite News | New Orleans, LA | |
| The Maine Monitor | Hallowell, ME | 2009 |
| Harpswell Anchor | Harpswell, ME | |
| Peaks Island News | Peaks Island, ME | |
| Amjambo Africa | Portland, ME | |
| The South Berwick Reporter | South Berwick, ME | |
| Baltimore Beat | Baltimore, MD | |
| Baltimore Brew | Baltimore, MD | |
| Baltimore Witness | Baltimore, MD | |
| The Baltimore Banner | Baltimore, MD | |
| The College Park Here & Now | College Park, MD | |
| The Hyattsville Life & Times | Hyattsville, MD | |
| The Laurel Independent | Laurel, MD | |
| Chesapeake Bay Journal | Mayo, MD | |
| Cecil TV (Cecil Public Media) | North East, MD | |
| The Acton Exchange | Acton, MA | |
| YourArlington | Arlington, MA | |
| The Bedford Citizen | Bedford, MA | |
| Belmont Voice | Belmont, MA | |
| CommonWealth Beacon | Boston, MA | |
| Brookline.News | Brookline, MA | 2023 |
| Cambridge Day | Cambridge, MA | |
| The Concord Bridge | Concord, MA | |
| The Shoestring | Easthampton, MA | |
| H-W News | Hamilton, MA | 2024 |
| Ipswich Local News | Ipswich, MA | |
| Lexington Observer | Lexington, MA | |
| Marblehead Current | Marblehead, MA | |
| Needham Observer | Needham, MA | |
| The New Bedford Light | New Bedford, MA | |
| Newton Beacon | Newton, MA | |
| Boston Institute for Nonprofit Journalism | Quincy, MA | 2015 |
| Swampscott Tides | Swampscott, MA | |
| The Waltham Times | Waltham, MA | |
| Weston Observer | Weston, MA | |
| Winchester News | Winchester, MA | 2023 |
| The Worcester Guardian | Worcester, MA | 2023 |
| Bridge Michigan | Detroit, MI | 2011 |
| BridgeDetroit | Detroit, MI | |
| Outlier Media | Detroit, MI | |
| Planet Detroit | Detroit, MI | |
| East Lansing Info | East Lansing, MI | |
| Flint Beat | Flint, MI | 2017 |
| Ottawa News Network | Grand Haven, MI | |
| NowKalamazoo | Kalamazoo, MI | |
| Watershed Voice | Three Rivers, MI | |
| Carver County Local News | Chaska, MN | |
| Eden Prairie Local News | Eden Prairie, MN | |
| Root River Current | Lanesboro, MN | 2023 |
| Prior Lake News Compass | Prior Lake, MN | |
| Access Press | Saint Paul, MN | |
| Sahan Journal | Saint Paul, MN | |
| Project Optimist | St. Michael, MN | |
| Woodbury News Net | Woodbury, MN | |
| Mississippi Free Press | Jackson, MS | 2020 |
| Mississippi Today | Jackson, MS | 2016 |
| The Kansas City Defender | Kansas City, MO | 2021 |
| Springfield Daily Citizen | Springfield, MO | |
| Montana Free Press | Helena, MT | 2016 |
| The Pulp | Missoula, MT | |
| Flatwater Free Press | Lincoln, NE | |
| The Nevada Independent | Las Vegas, NV | 2017 |
| Sierra Nevada Ally | Reno, NV | |
| InDepthNH (New Hampshire Center for Public Interest Journalism) | Barrington, NH | |
| The Jersey Bee | Bloomfield, NJ | 2020 |
| 2PuntosPlatform | Delanco, NJ | |
| Montclair Local | Montclair, NJ | 2017 |
| Public Square Amplified | Newark, NJ | |
| The Jersey Vindicator | Princeton, NJ | |
| CivicStory | Summit, NJ | |
| New Mexico In Depth | Rio Rancho, NM | |
| New York Focus | Brooklyn, NY | 2020 |
| Investigative Post | Buffalo, NY | |
| The Highlands Current | Cold Spring, NY | 2010 |
| The Ithaca Voice | Ithaca, NY | |
| The Recorder | Katonah, NY | |
| City Limits | New York, NY | |
| Documented | New York, NY | |
| NepYork.com | New York, NY | 2022 |
| The City Reporter | New York, NY | |
| The New York Jewish Week | New York, NY | |
| Peekskill Herald | Peekskill, NY | |
| The Pelham Examiner | Pelham, NY | |
| New Pine Plains Herald | Pine Plains, NY | |
| Rochester Beacon | Pittsford, NY | |
| The Daily Catch | Red Hook, NY | |
| Adirondack Explorer | Saranac Lake, NY | 1998 |
| Central Current | Syracuse, NY | 2022 |
| The Hudson Independent | Tarrytown, NY | |
| The Overlook | Woodstock, NY | |
| The Yonkers Ledger | Yonkers, NY | 2023 |
| Asheville Watchdog | Asheville, NC | 2020 |
| Carolina Public Press | Asheville, NC | |
| North Carolina Health News | Chapel Hill, NC | 2011 |
| Scalawag | Durham, NC | |
| The 9th Street Journal | Durham, NC | |
| Enlace Latino NC | Knightdale, NC | 2018 |
| Down in the County | Oriental, NC | |
| Border Belt Independent | Whiteville, NC | 2021 |
| NC Local | Wilmington, NC | |
| Shoresides | Wilmington, NC | |
| North Dakota News Cooperative | Bismarck, ND | |
| Signal Akron | Akron, OH | 2023 |
| Athens County Independent | Athens, OH | 2022 |
| Signal Cleveland | Cleveland, OH | 2022 |
| The Buckeye Flame | Cleveland, OH | 2020 |
| The Cleveland Observer | Cleveland, OH | |
| The Land | Cleveland, OH | 2020 |
| Matter News | Columbus, OH | 2018 |
| Signal Statewide (Signal Ohio) | Columbus, OH | |
| Oxford Free Press | Oxford, OH | 2024 |
| The Toledo Free Press | Toledo, OH | |
| NonDoc Media | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Oklahoma Watch | Oklahoma City, OK | |
| Tulsa Flyer | Tulsa, OK | |
| Ashland.news | Ashland, OR | |
| Uplift Local | Forest Grove, OR | |
| Columbia Insight | Hood River, OR | |
| The Applegater | Jacksonville, OR | 1990 |
| The Lund Report | Portland, OR | |
| Underscore Native News | Portland, OR | |
| Spotlight PA | New Cumberland, PA | 2019 |
| Billy Penn at WHYY | Philadelphia, PA | 2014 |
| Hidden City Philadelphia | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Resolve Philly | Philadelphia, PA | |
| The Philadelphia Citizen | Philadelphia, PA | |
| Informup | Pittsburgh, PA | |
| PublicSource | Pittsburgh, PA | 2011 |
| The Allegheny Front | Pittsburgh, PA | 1991 |
| Pasquines | Mayagüez, PR | |
| The Providence Eye | Providence, RI | |
| ecoRI News | Providence, RI | |
| South Dakota News Watch | Brookings, SD | 2017 |
| Institute for Public Service Reporting | Memphis, TN | 2018 |
| MLK50: Justice Through Journalism | Memphis, TN | |
| The Daily Memphian | Memphis, TN | 2018 |
| Nashville Banner | Nashville, TN | |
| The Contributor | Nashville, TN | |
| The Amarillo Tribune | Amarillo, TX | 2024 |
| Austin Current | Austin, TX | |
| Austin Free Press | Austin, TX | |
| Austin Vida | Austin, TX | |
| Texas Observer | Austin, TX | |
| The Texas Tribune | Austin, TX | |
| Breckenridge Texan | Breckenridge, TX | 2017 |
| Dallas Free Press | Dallas, TX | 2020 |
| Dallas Magazine | Dallas, TX | |
| Lake Highlands Advocate | Dallas, TX | |
| Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate | Dallas, TX | |
| Oak Cliff Advocate | Dallas, TX | |
| Preston Hollow Advocate | Dallas, TX | |
| Borderzine | El Paso, TX | |
| El Paso Matters | El Paso, TX | 2019 |
| Fort Worth Report | Fort Worth, TX | 2021 |
| Lubbock Lights | Lubbock, TX | |
| Mineral Wells Area News | Mineral Wells, TX | |
| Plano Magazine | Plano, TX | |
| San Antonio Report | San Antonio, TX | |
| Insider Utah | Escalante, UT | 1994 |
| The Utah Investigative Journalism Project | Salt Lake City, UT | 2016 |
| The Commons | Brattleboro, VT | |
| The Charlotte News | Charlotte, VT | |
| The Hardwick Gazette | Hardwick, VT | |
| The Bridge | Montpelier, VT | |
| Waterbury Roundabout | Waterbury, VT | |
| Charlottesville Tomorrow | Charlottesville, VA | |
| Fredericksburg Free Press | Fredericksburg, VA | |
| Loudoun Now | Leesburg, VA | 2015 |
| The Richmonder | Richmond, VA | |
| Cardinal News | Roanoke, VA | |
| Fauquier Times / Prince William Times | Warrenton, VA | |
| Foothills Forum | Washington, VA | |
| GCJ.news | Ephrata, WA | |
| Gig Harbor Now | Gig Harbor, WA | |
| Issaquah Spotlight | Issaquah, WA | |
| La Conner Community News | La Conner, WA | |
| The JOLT | Olympia, WA | 2020 |
| The Jefferson County Beacon | Port Townsend, WA | 2024 |
| Cascade PBS | Seattle, WA | |
| InvestigateWest | Seattle, WA | 2009 |
| Key Peninsula News | Vaughn, WA | |
| Mountain State Spotlight | Charleston, WV | |
| Door County Knock | Egg Harbor, WI | |
| MIWISCONSIN.ORG | Madison, WI | |
| The Badger Project | Madison, WI | |
| Wisconsin Watch | Madison, WI | 2009 |
| Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service | Milwaukee, WI | |
| Wausau Pilot & Review | Wausau, WI | |
| WyoFile | Lander, WY | 2009 |
