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
Cleveland
Development
April 19, 2021
Chicago
Environment
April 19, 2021
Chicago City Council Joint Committee: Budget and Government Operations; Finance
Live-tweeting by
William Garcia
Chicago
Education
April 15, 2021
Detroit
Transportation
April 15, 2021
Detroit Department of Transportation DDOT Virtual Community Input Meeting - April 15, 2021
Live-tweeting by
Kayleigh Lickliter
Detroit
Transportation
April 15, 2021
Detroit Department of Transportation DDOT Virtual Community Input Meeting - April 15, 2021
Notetaking by
Noah Kincade
Detroit
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2021
Board of Police Commissioners - Detroit Police Department Board of Police Commissioners
Notetaking by
Gary Wagaman
Detroit
Criminal Justice
April 15, 2021
Board of Police Commissioners - Detroit Police Department Board of Police Commissioners
Live-tweeting by
Ashley Williams
Detroit
Education
April 13, 2021
Detroit Public Schools Community District Virtual Regular Board Meeting - See attached Flyer
Notetaking by
Benjamin Ratner
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.