Education & development
Practical learning, professional development, and emerging-journalist training built for independent media.
Independent media. Public trust.
Stronger independent media. Better-informed communities.
The National Association of Independent Media supports the journalists, creators, publishers, podcasters, broadcasters, and media professionals who serve the public through ethical, accurate, and accountable storytelling.
Building in public
NAOIM is in its founding stage and is preparing its nonprofit governance and federal tax-exemption filings.
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An institution built around independent voices.
Independence should never mean isolation. We are creating the standards, support, and professional community independent media needs to thrive.
Ethics & public trust
Shared standards that encourage accuracy, fairness, transparency, accountability, and responsible storytelling.
Resources & connection
Research, tools, networking, and collaborative opportunities that help independent media become sustainable.
The public-interest imperative
Investigative journalism is the eyes, ears, arms, legs, and backbone of a free and informed society.
NAOIM champions truth-seeking, accountability, the public's right to know, and the independent professionals who pursue stories that might otherwise go untold.
Read the NAOIM Values PledgeWho we serve
A wider table for today's media makers.
NAOIM brings together professionals and organizations working across platforms, disciplines, and communities—united by a commitment to credible, independent media.
See membership categories- Independent journalists
- Broadcasters & podcasters
- Publishers & newsletter writers
- Documentary storytellers
- Community media organizations
- Media educators & technologists
Help build the foundation
Independent media needs an independent institution behind it.
Join a growing national effort to elevate standards, expand opportunity, and strengthen the people doing public-interest media work.