By definition, “input” is where energy enters a system. At Input Fort Wayne, we’re shining a light on the wave of positive energy in the cities of northeast Indiana.
Input Fort Wayne is a digital news magazine focused on the dynamic communities, businesses, and residents of northeast Indiana. We firmly believe in the progress and innovation we see happening in cities around the world, and we feature local thought leaders, sharing their ideas and experiences to contribute to that momentum. Here and beyond. We cover what's next in entrepreneurship, creative culture, and urban development in and around the region, and are part of the
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Brittany Lantz, State Editor for Indiana-Ohio
Brittany Lantz is State Editor for Indiana-Ohio, overseeing Input Fort Wayne and Hub Springfield. With roots in Ohio and now based in Fort Wayne, Indiana, she brings valuable perspective to both states in coordinating journalism efforts across the region.
Brittany brings her expertise in opportunities for content sharing and coverage coordination among Issue Media Group publications. She also provides strategic direction for strengthening our journalism service across Indiana and Ohio.
She joined Input Fort Wayne in 2021 as Assistant Editor. Prior to that she participated in the College Input Program and interned with Northeast Indiana Public Radio. She also served as a Production Assistant for NIPR for several years.
Brittany discovered her passion for journalism in a high school yearbook class. This led her to pursue a degree in journalism at Purdue Fort Wayne, from which she graduated in 2020.
She enjoys meeting people who are improving their communities. When she isn't editing or writing, Brittany can be found running, crafting, or spending time with her pets.
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Contributors:
Bailey Gerber
Lauren Caggino
Sarah Spohn
Jennie Renner
AJ Hughes
Katy Anderson
Dezaray Clawson
Photography Contributors:
Rachel Von Stroup
Kaleigh Middelkoop
McKayla Nevers
Selena Oxender
Founding Editor: Kara Hackett Metzler
Our national network
Input Fort Wayne is published by
Issue Media Group. Incorporated in 2005 in Detroit, Michigan, IMG operates a national network of online media outlets leveraging the power of solutions-based journalism to report on community change. Our publications aim to connect readers to their communities’ most visionary and innovative people, projects, businesses, and organizations – fostering civic capacity, improving understanding of key issues, amplifying underserved voices, and building community attachment during a time of local media decline.
We work with like-minded stakeholders across public, private, nonprofit, and grassroots organizations whose values and missions align with ours through an underwriting model of publishing. Our journalists connect with community stakeholders through regular listening sessions designed to build trust and shape authentic community stories.
IMG's work has been recognized and supported by leading journalism organizations nationally including INC Magazine, Knight Foundation, Columbia Journalism Review, Facebook, Lenfest Institute, Google, Solutions Journalism Network, Ground Source, and Society for Professional Journalists.
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