People-powered news on your local government.
Who we are
A network of newsrooms and community organizations committed to participatory civic media.
What we do
We train and pay hundreds of people to attend under-reported public meetings and publish the results.
We’re building a new public record
Your elected officials are making big decisions. Keep tabs with original notes, live-tweet threads and multimedia reports from Documenters in your area—updated daily
Atlanta
Housing
April 16, 2024
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioner’s Committee of the Whole
Notetaking by
Demond Timberlake
Atlanta
Housing
April 16, 2024
DeKalb County Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioner’s Committee of the Whole
Audio by
Demond Timberlake
Wichita
Transportation
April 9, 2024
Wichita Area Metropolitan Planning Organization - Transportation Policy Body WAMPO Transportation Policy Body Meeting
Notetaking by
Debbie Haslam
Chicago Police District Councils [in person] 18th Police District Council - Lincoln Park/Near North Side/Streeterville
Notetaking by
Benjamin Nober
Minneapolis City Council Charter Commission - Even Year Elections Work Group
Notetaking by
Minneapolis Board of Education Minneapolis Board of Education - Finance Committee
Notetaking by
Al Zdon
Atlanta
Development
April 15, 2024
Atlanta
Development
April 15, 2024
Atlanta
Finance
April 15, 2024
Atlanta City Council: Committee on Council Committee on Council - Regular Committee Meeting
Notetaking by
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“How are your tax dollars spent? What are your elected officials doing? Are they listening to you? What is the process? That, as a Documenter, is what you have to show people.”
Susan Carlotta Ellis
Community reporting
“In almost every case for a meeting that I’ve covered, I’ve been the only person connected to the media that has been in the room.”
David Palmer
Local connections
“I've learned from other Documenters… I’ve learned skills that helped me to not just be a better citizen but also inform the type of work that I want to do.”
Isabel Sophia Dieppa
About this project
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