For nearly nine years, we’ve been reimagining how people connect with local media and civic life—and this past year showed us just how much that vision is taking root.

As we looked back on 2024, we were filled with gratitude for the communities that make our work possible and excitement about what we’re building together.

1 Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation

158+ Public Newsrooms

165+ Civic Reporting fellows trained

1,000+ Chicago Documenters trained and

4,600+ Documenters trained nationally

$1,000,000+ paid to Documenters across the U.S.

through the Documenters Network

65+ communities served by recipients of our

Cook County Digital Equity grant program