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
Clayton County Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioners - Regular Business Meeting
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Atlanta
Development
Dec. 17, 2024
Clayton County Board of Commissioners Board of Commissioners - Regular Business Meeting
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Invest Atlanta (Finance Committee) Invest Atlanta Finance Committee Meeting
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Atlanta
Development
Dec. 17, 2024
Invest Atlanta (Finance Committee) Invest Atlanta Finance Committee Meeting
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Atlanta
Transportation
Dec. 11, 2024
Atlanta City Council: Transportation Committee Transportation Committee - Regular Committee Meeting
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Zak Kerr
Atlanta
Politics
Dec. 10, 2024
Atlanta City Council: Community Development/Human Services Committee Community Development/Human Services Committee - Regular Committee Meeting
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Atlanta
Politics
Dec. 9, 2024
East Point City Council East Point City Council Work Session and Meeting
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Atlanta
Criminal Justice
Dec. 9, 2024
Atlanta City Council: Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee Public Safety & Legal Administration Committee - Regular Committee Meeting
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Jon Seidman
Development Authority of Fulton County Development Authority of Fulton County Meeting
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“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
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About this project
How our public meeting coverage supports local reporting.
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