People-powered news on your local government.
We’re putting every public meeting on the record.
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
Detroit
Development
June 15, 2021
Detroit
Politics
June 16, 2021
Detroit City Council June 16, 2021, Francis Grunow Public Hearing; 6:00pm
Live-tweeting by
Amanda Absher
Chicago Department of Planning and Development Chicago Plan Commission
Live-tweeting by
Rebecca Pritchard
Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Detroit Public Hearing - Independent Redistricting Commission
Notetaking by
Kayleigh Lickliter
Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Detroit Public Hearing - Independent Redistricting Commission
Live-tweeting by
Amber Umscheid
Detroit
Criminal Justice
June 10, 2021
Board of Police Commissioners - Detroit Police Department Board of Police Commissioners
Notetaking by
Vickie Adams
Detroit
Criminal Justice
June 10, 2021
Board of Police Commissioners - Detroit Police Department Board of Police Commissioners
Live-tweeting by
Rayna Ketchum
Chicago City Council Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development
Notetaking by
Josephine Stratman
What our network is saying
Get involved in our community of practice.
A unique civic education
“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
How our public meeting coverage supports local reporting.
How our public meeting coverage tracks policy trends and public input.
How our training modules build civic knowledge and action.
How anyone can become a Documenter in one of our local programs.