'Documenters' trains Grand Rapids residents to keep tabs on local government
The program launched this month. The Rapidian, powered by the Grand Rapids Community Media Center, will oversee it.
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The program launched this month. The Rapidian, powered by the Grand Rapids Community Media Center, will oversee it.
Local journalism is collapsing in many places around the world. The result: higher levels of corruption and greater vulnerability to purveyors of propaganda.
The Dallas Documenters Program has an ambitious goal: Put eyes and ears in every single local government meeting.
In her role as community journalism director, Ariana Beedie plans to launch a local affiliate of the Documenters Network, which trains and pays residents to attend public meetings and publish the results.
With $10 million in funding, the Indiana Local News Initiative said it intends to report nonpartisan information at no cost to its audience.