Civic Tech Field Guide

Black Belt News Network

Selma, AL

The Black Belt News Network believes citizens of the Black Belt––the poorest and most rural region in Alabama––deserve access to the same quality and variety of news and information as their big-city cousins. The Black Belt News Network serves Dallas, Marengo, Perry, Lowndes, and Wilcox counties with a robust digital news site and a range of social media assets, including the area’s only live newscast.

San Miguel Basin Forum

Nucla, CO

San Miguel Basin Forum covers all sides of issues respectfully and gives a voice to all community members in the West End of Montrose and San Miguel counties.

VoteRaiser

United States of America (the)

VoteRaisers empower your supporters to reach out directly to their Democratic friends—encouraging them to register, volunteer, and VOTE for Democrats!

Alaska News Coalition

Juneau, AK

The Alaska News Coalition's mission is to support the continuation of local, rural, news in Alaska.

Kansas University School of Journalism - Good Morning Indian Country

Lawrence, KS

Good Morning Indian Country is a Native student-led news program produced by students from Haskell Indian Nations University and the University of Kansas. The program supports narrative sovereignty by training and equipping aspiring Native storytellers to tell their stories in their voice and by educating non-Native student journalists to tell stories accurately and authentically. It does this by providing coverage of the local Native community in Lawrence, Kansas, and at Haskell Indian Nations University.

Windy City Times

Chicago, IL

Windy City Times creates content that is by, for, and about Chicago’s LGBTQ+ community. Since 1985, the free publication has ensured that the LGBTQ+ and allied communities have the information and resources they need to make informed decisions on healthcare, policy, advocacy, and more.

RANGE Media

Spokane, WA

RANGE is a local, independent, worker-owned newsroom serving Spokane County with an emphasis on engaging communities not adequately served, reached, or represented by traditional media. The anti-racist, equity-minded, class-focused newsroom centers the perspectives and expertise of members of marginalized communities and provides tools to engage with power and advocate for their needs.

The Providence Eye

Providence, RI

The Providence Eye is a nonprofit journalistic initiative devoted to informing and empowering the public about events and issues of concern to residents and visitors of Providence, R.I., and its environs.

Uvalde Leader-News

Uvalde, TX

The Uvalde Leader-News is a locally owned newspaper covering Uvalde County, Tex., and it is the region's primary public information source. The Leader-News believes that freedom of the press is paramount to preserving the rights guaranteed under the First Amendment. Empowered by that freedom and its responsibility, the Leader-News pledges that its reporting will be impartial regardless of party, sect, or special interests.

The Nome Nugget

Nome, AK

The Nome Nugget, Alaska’s oldest newspaper, has been in circulation since 1900. The Nome Nugget is the trusted sole source of locally and regionally relevant news for more than 10,000 people living in a vast and isolated area of western rural Alaska; its mission is to seek the truth and report it.

2PuntosPlatform

Delanco, NJ

2PuntosPlatform uses journalism as a tool for social change with a focus on Latine and Caribbean communities and their migration processes. Through connections and collaborations with these communities, it strives to reduce ideological gaps between immigrants and Americans and to foster mutual respect and understanding.

SJV Water

Bakersfield, CA

SJV Water provides independent, unbiased news about water issues in the San Joaquin Valley, including who controls the water; how it is moved, traded, and sold; and its various impacts on local communities.

9 Millones

San Juan, PR

9 Millones engages with the nine million Puerto Ricans around the globe by fostering critical hope through stories that emphasize progress over fear. Its aim is to create a network of community journalists across the Puerto Rican archipelago and diaspora that can contextualize the challenges their communities face and spotlight solutions.

Shasta Scout

Redding, CA

Shasta Scout strengthens democracy by providing access to trustworthy information in a way that deepens and empowers engagement with the news, neighbors, and people in power for readers in Shasta County, Calif.

The Land

Cleveland, OH

The Land is a local nonprofit news organization that reports on Cleveland’s neighborhoods. Through in-depth solutions journalism, it aims to foster accountability, inform the community, and inspire people to take action.

Epicenter-NYC

Jackson Heights, NY

Epicenter-NYC is an emerging mission-driven and local-first multiplatform journalism organization that seeks to connect and engage New York City communities to one another through arts, culture, and civic education.

Midcoast Villager (Belfast Villager)

Camden, ME

Midcoast Villager (Belfast Villager) tells the story of Midcoast Maine, igniting conversations, sparking discovery, and bringing the community together to help make it a better place for everyone.

The Jena Times

Jena, LA

The Jena Times is a weekly newspaper dedicated to the progress and growth of LaSalle Parish, La.

The Recorder

Monterey, VA

The Recorder is a weekly newspaper determined to help maintain an informed, active citizenry in its area of Appalachia. It provides timely, accurate information; preserves the area’s rich history; and supports and defends the hard-working, independent people who live in the Allegheny Highlands.

Baltimore Beat

Baltimore, MD

Baltimore Beat is a Black-led, Black-controlled nonprofit newspaper and media outlet whose mission is to honor the tradition of the Black press and the spirit of alt-weekly journalism with reporting that focuses on community, questions power structures, and prioritizes thoughtful engagement with readers, including those with limited internet access and those from underrepresented communities.

LebTown

Lebanon, PA

LebTown is an independent media organization that provides timely, accurate, and comprehensive journalism intended to help people navigate their daily lives and promote the general well-being of Lebanon County, Pa.

Hola Carolina

Asheville, NC

Hola Carolina is an impact-driven nonprofit dedicated to exploring and amplifying the diverse voices of its community. Through impactful dialogues and empowerment, it aims to drive positive changes in policies, systems, and environments that uplift the immigrant community.

Dallas Free Press

Dallas, TX

Dallas Free Press amplifies voices in disinvested Dallas neighborhoods and explores solutions to the city’s systemic inequities by providing fair, equitable media representation and the communication infrastructure they historically lacked, so they can access the civic information they need and pursue next steps to seeking solutions and pushing for change.

The Kewanee Voice

Kewanee, IL

The Kewanee Voice is a nonprofit news site providing news and information to enrich the lives of the people in the Kewanee, Ill., area. It offers a voice for the people, promotes events, recognizes achievements, and presents information in a fair and accurate manner.

Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle

Pittsburgh, PA

The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle connects the Greater Pittsburgh Jewish community, serving it and strengthening it by providing compelling news, analysis, and information.

BK Reader

Brooklyn, NY

BK Reader is Brooklyn’s most trusted local news hub, amplifying the voices of marginalized and underserved communities and fostering respect. It empowers all residents by providing resources, tools, and information to encourage collaboration and civic participation.

Alamosa Citizen

Alamosa, CO

Alamosa Citizen is a member-supported, nonpartisan daily online newspaper that works to provide information and build civic involvement in the San Luis Valley. It reports on daily news events and happenings and develops issue-oriented enterprise journalism, community-supported daily podcasts and live-stream broadcasts, and live-event programming.

Arizona Luminaria

Tucson, AZ

Arizona Luminaria is an independent nonprofit journalism organization publishing local news in English and Spanish. It provides equitable access to local information that empowers readers in Tucson and Southern Arizona—especially Latinx, Black, Indigenous, people of color, and other historically marginalized and underrepresented people—to participate in civic life and elections.

BLCK Press

Saint Paul, MN

BLCK Press is advancing equity through media. Its mission is to utilize the power of stories as a catalyst to shift culture, normalize inclusion, and weave equity into the fabric of society. A distinguished news and production powerhouse, it believes storytelling transcends racial and socioeconomic boundaries, captivating hearts and minds and influencing more empathetic actions.

Fayetteville Flyer

Fayetteville, AR

The Fayetteville Flyer is a locally owned online source for Fayetteville-specific information on news and events. It is spirited, accurate, and fair, and provides useful information that gives value to members of its community.

Queer Kentucky

Covington, KY

Queer Kentucky bolsters queer health and culture through storytelling, education, and action. Its leaders and team members self-identify as queer and have lived experience of the systemic oppression experienced by the LGBTQ+ community. It uses storytelling, photography, digital art, painting, and poetry to share a rich and dynamic LGBTQ+ culture.

Our Times Newspaper

Evansville, IN

Our Times Newspaper, the legacy Black-owned newspaper in Evansville, Indiana, seeks to raise racial equity and address power structure imbalance by providing transformative civic journalism solutions to address the community’s news desert. Its mission is to provide truthful information to the public, foster civic engagement, promote accountability, and elevate the voice of the Black community.

KZUM Community Radio

Lincoln, NE

KZUM educates and builds community through broadcast media, with diverse and independent voices that enrich the perspectives of its audiences.

Tucson Sentinel

Tucson, AZ

Tucson Sentinel’s independent nonprofit newsroom is an award-winning journalism pioneer that learns from and informs Southern Arizonans about the community challenges and unique culture of the Borderlands. Through watchdog reporting, local commentary, and expert analysis, the Sentinel inspires residents to be meaningfully engaged with its community, promotes transparency and understanding, seeks solutions that empower, and holds the powerful accountable.

The Lens

New Orleans, LA

The Lens is the New Orleans area’s first nonprofit, nonpartisan public-interest newsroom dedicated to unique investigative and explanatory journalism. Its mission is to educate, engage, and empower readers with information and analysis necessary for them to advocate for a more transparent and just governance that is accountable to the public.

The Bell

New York, NY

The Bell equips New York City students with the tools to tell impactful stories today and thrive in the media careers of tomorrow by running audio journalism internship programs for public high school students; partnering with adult journalists and newsrooms to extend the reach of its stories and provide valuable mentorship; and collaborating with partners across the city and country to advocate for equitable investment in youth journalism programs.

High Plains Reader

, ND

The High Plains Reader is the only independent newspaper in North Dakota. Its community-focused journalism is always free and available to all, and it has been a trusted source of independent news, arts, entertainment, and cultural coverage for over 30 years.

The Lawrence Times

Lawrence, KS

The Lawrence Times informs and empowers members of the community of Lawrence and Douglas County, Kan., through timely news and information; breaks down barriers to knowledge and information, in part by maintaining a paywall-free website; amplifies the voices of marginalized people; highlights members of the community who do not often see themselves in local news; and helps voters make informed decisions.

Asian Avenue Magazine

Aurora, CO

Asian Avenue Magazine is a monthly publication that shares the stories of Colorado’s Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander (AANHPI) residents to build bridges of awareness, knowledge, and understanding between the diverse AANHPI communities and the public.

The Allegheny Front

Pittsburgh, PA

The Allegheny Front educates the general public to become environmentally literate and understand the issues facing their communities. It reports on local and regional news and stories that connect people to their own communities so they can become part of the civic dialogue, raising awareness about state, regional, and local environmental issues that affect the region.

Oakland Voices

Oakland, CA

Oakland Voices brings together journalists, community leaders, and residents to shift the dominant narrative about Oakland and its people toward a just city where everyone belongs, has a voice, and their stories and experiences are respected.

New Mexico In Depth Inc.

Rio Rancho, NM

New Mexico In Depth produces investigative, data-rich stories with an eye on solutions that can be a catalyst for change.

ThreeSixty Journalism

Saint Paul, MN

ThreeSixty Journalism, a program of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of St. Thomas, provides journalism and multimedia training opportunities to diverse Twin Cities youth whose communities are underrepresented, misrepresented, and absented in the information ecosystem. Grounded in the principles of journalism, committed to media literacy, and focused on contributing to accurate narratives, ThreeSixty offers technical, ethical, and entrepreneurial training for fulfilling careers in storytelling and civic leadership.

Lab Cultural Ciudadano (LABNL)

Monterrey

Somos un espacio público de producción cultural abierta en dónde todas y todos podemos colaborar, experimentar y prototipar proyectos para el bien común.

Policy Tracker (Tech Policy Press)

Tech Policy Press is tracking laws and regulations, along with government investigations and litigation, that will shape the rules and accountability for tech companies.

Party Data Trust

43, Susaek-ro, Seodaemun-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea

데이터트러스트는 공익 단체, 공공 기관, 시민, 연구자 등 다양한 주체들이 함께 공익 데이터를 생산, 관리, 공유하는 데이터 거버넌스 체계를 만듭니다. (DataTrust creates a data governance system in which various entities, including public interest organizations, public institutions, citizens, and researchers, work together to produce, manage, and share public interest data)

Climate change psychological distress is associated with increased collective climate action in the U.S.

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