By Lisa Renze

Newsrooms in Indiana have multiple resources available for content, from Chalkbeat Indiana to Indiana Capital Chronicle, among others. New among this group are the news outlets of Free Press Indiana. 

Free Press Indiana formally organized more than two years ago, with the launch of its first newsroom, Mirror Indy. Mirror Indy is a hyperlocal outlet focused on the townships and neighborhoods inside Marion County, and some HSPA members have already utilized content from that team, including stories like this one, explaining the financial problems that led to the closure of Martin University.

Now, beginning later this month, Free Press Indiana is launching a statewide news team that will provide insight and deeper coverage into issues affecting all Hoosiers. From the lack of affordable housing, to access to healthcare, to education and transportation issues, the four-person FPI News team will provide content that we believe will be beneficial to you, your teams and your audiences. 

Some things to know about our work: 

• All of the content created by Mirror Indy and FPI News is free to use. That includes the stories, photos, videos and other social media content. Just like with most other nonprofit outlets, all we ask is for you to credit our team and link back to our site. Our full republishing guidelines can be found here.
• You are not required to use any of the content, nor are you being asked to give us anything in return. We do have a newsletter, The Lens, that gets distributed across the state, and any stories that you may want to promote can of course be pitched and we’re happy to work to share those with readers. The newsletter links go directly back to your news sites — we’re simply working to promote your content.
• Our stories are never intended to be competitive to the work your team is doing. You own your community, you know your audience — we’re simply trying to augment the great content you’re already creating to provide you some assistance.

Additionally: 

• We’re eager to partner with anyone who has an idea they may want to pursue, but who may not currently have the bandwidth for a project. That partnership can take on many forms, give us a call and let’s talk.

Please reach out with any questions you may have. 

Thanks for reading. 

Lisa Renze

Director of Strategic Partnerships

Free Press Indiana

(317) 513-4885

lisa.renze@freepressindiana.org.