Local news is the heartbeat of the community. But it’s struggling.
At MNI, we offer free and low-cost training, internships and support for local news professionals, students and community members across Minnesota. We focus on practical skills, ethics, media literacy, advocacy for local news to other nonprofits, and more.
We’re asking MNA members to publish the following ads at no charge to help us raise funds on Give to the Max Day 2025 (Nov. 20). Early giving is open now.
MNI provides:
- MNI internships at 10-12 community news organizations each year.
- Citizen Journalism University, training that helps community news publishers “grow their own” reporters with the skills they need in just 5 weeks.
- Free on-demand access for MNA members to professional news, digital and advertising training through the Online Media Campus
- Periodic live and online training on timely topics.
- Advocacy for local news among the wider philanthropic community.
Funds raised for the Minnesota News Media Institute are used at the discretion of the MNI board to support our work on behalf of MNA members and local news across Minnesota. All donations are tax deductible; MNI is MNA’s 501(c)3 nonprofit.
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