This investment will help us strengthen the Documenters program’s infrastructure and expand pathways to civic participation for more communities nationwide.

City Bureau editors answered some of our most-asked questions about the Civic Reporting Fellowship during a July webinar.

This reporter-turned-editor joined our team to coach and lead the next generation of journalists.

We’re exploring how AI might empower, not replace, trained and paid community members who are building civic power by documenting local government meetings.

This community engagement leader is joining our team to build and coach Chicago Documenters.

A new study compares Grand Rapids Documenters’ notes with official city meeting minutes, showing how our approach to note taking is actively making local government more accessible, transparent, and community-focused.

More than 4,500 Documenters have earned a collective $1 million for their civic participation, and we’re just getting started.

We’re kicking off our 9th year of City Bureau’s Documenters Network by welcoming two new newsrooms in two new states into our growing community of participatory civic media.