City Bureau is a nonprofit civic media organization based on the South Side of Chicago. We bring journalists and communities together in a collaborative spirit to produce media that is impactful, equitable and responsive to the public.

In November 2022, former Chicago Documenter Sebastián González de León founded the San Pedro Gazette in St. Petersburg, Florida, an independent newsroom with a mission to “create an informed, empowered, and critical public by creating impact-oriented journalism” and was accepted into the Google News Initiative Pre-Launch Lab.His time as a Documenter influenced him and how he shaped the ...

Project conceived by Alma Campos, Civic Reporting Fellowship alum Writing and reporting by Alma Campos, Sarah Conway and Phoebe Mogharei. Out of years of reporting, research and relationships with community members, City Bureau has built “Will That New Development Benefit Your Community?

Jan 16, 2020 · City Bureau is a journalism lab reimagining local media. We do this by equipping people with skills and resources, engaging in critical public conversations and producing information that directly addresses people’s needs.

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Summer 2022: Major development projects are unfolding across Chicago’s West and South sides. Who benefits? And what is the role of the city's limited public dollars in creating affordable housing? Led by City Bureau’s engagement reporter …

Bettina Chang is currently a John S. Knight Journalism Fellow at Stanford University. She is a City Bureau co-founder and previously served as Director of Chicago Programs. An editor by trade, her career has spanned roles and mediums, including trade magazines, traditional newspapers, digital audience strategy, product design, newsroom training, …

4 days ago · News coverage of Chicago, produced by City Bureau reporters and Documenters. To see special projects created in our Civic Reporting Programs, go to Collections .

Our Network. Launched in Chicago in 2018, the network grows with new cities and regions each year. We’re harnessing communal power, together, by inspiring, connecting and supporting civic media producers across the U.S.

6,100 Total Documenters assignments completed across the network. 200+ Newly trained Chicago Documenters 300+ Chicago public meetings covered through Documenters assignments 680 Government bodies tracked by Documenters nationally. 14 …