Five Trends for Nonprofit News in 2015

[Commentary] There continues to be good news coming out of one of the fastest-growing sectors in the American media landscape: nonprofit news organizations. In fact, I am so bullish on the nonprofit news model that I am predicting that 2015 will be the year of nonprofit news.

Here's why:
1) There is a much brighter light at the end of the tunnel: There are now enough examples of long-term success in revenue diversification and generation that we have a good sense of what can and will support mission-driven organizations
2) Low cost/Ease of use: It has never been easier or faster to establish a nonprofit news organization
3) Money attracts more money: Organizations that were able to secure sufficient funding for both the editorial and business side of the house tend to do much better in the near and long-term
4) More mergers and acquisitions: Seeing the trend of independent and public media nonprofit news organizations coming together to jointly meet the needs of the communities that they serve will continue and accelerate in 2015
5) Becoming a hits-driven business: It is the discovery and sharing parts that are essential in breaking-out in today's media maelstrom

[Davis s CEO and executive director of the Investigative News Network]