News in Indiana is trusted many unique social spaces. This includes digital arenas—like social media pages and encrypted chatrooms—as well as physical ones—like churches and community centers.

The News for Hoosiers: Community Priorities and Media Preferences Report highlights Hoosiers' media habits, community concerns, and preferences for local news.

Many of the people who have been arrested (both protesters and press) in Minnesota were deeply trusted messengers of news and information for Black communities in the area. We know because when our team was there from 2020-2023, we asked. Read the report. Standing up for them now is critical for defending the First Amendment for protesters, for the press, and for our collective futures. But it's also critical to the Minnesotan communities that need it most. Delegitimizing and