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
Fresno
Development
June 8, 2023
Fresno County Planning Commission Fresno County Planning Commission Meeting
Live-tweeting by
Josef Sibala
Detroit
Education
June 2, 2023
Detroit Public Schools Community District DPSCD Finance Committee Meeting
Notetaking by
Matt Schonert
Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services Advisory Board DCFS Advisory Board
Live-tweeting by
Christina Easter
Cleveland
Finance
June 7, 2023
Cleveland
Criminal Justice
June 9, 2023
Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) Mental Health Response Advisory Committee (MHRAC) Meeting
Live-tweeting by
Cuyahoga County Children and Family Services Advisory Board DCFS Advisory Board
Notetaking by
Johnathon Jamison
Cleveland
Health
June 8, 2023
Madera County Board of Supervisors Madera County Board of Supervisors Regular Meeting
Notetaking by
Alejandra Obregon
Fresno
Politics
June 6, 2023
What our network is saying
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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.