City Bureau
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.
Our Impact — City Bureau
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 ...
Jobs and Hiring - City Bureau
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.
Our Staff - City Bureau
Morgan Malone, Executive Director. Morgan is City Bureau’s Executive Director. With a strong background in administrative operations, city government, inclusive placemaking, and economic development, Morgan brings experience in community-driven partnerships, complex systems change, organizing and advocacy, and social impact program design to City Bureau.
Donate - City Bureau
City Bureau’s vision of a more effective, equitable and trustworthy journalism only becomes real if people like you think it’s worth investing in. By donating, you’re not just supporting our work, you’re becoming part of it.
Mission & History — City Bureau
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, …
Meet our winter Civic Reporting Fellows! — City Bureau
Feb 9, 2024 · The City Bureau network has grown exponentially over the past few years, spreading to 15 cities in 11 states across the country. We just welcomed our first executive director (hi, Morgan Malone!).Through it all, our editorial approach is both local and rooted in complex, nuanced narratives — the sticky ones so often tied to deeper, systemic issues that evade political resolution, where ...
News - City Bureau
Dec 20, 2024 · City Bureau spoke with more than a dozen migrant day laborers who said wage theft, sub-minimum wage rates, and clashes with Home Depot security personnel — including off-duty Chicago Police Department officers — have made it precarious for them to look for work.
Awards - City Bureau
2024. Institute of Nonprofit News Breaking Barriers Award for “Missing in Chicago” series by Senior Reporter Sarah Conway and Data Director Trina Reynolds-Tyler of Invisible Institute . Online Journalism Award Excellence in Social Justice Reporting for “Missing in Chicago” series by Senior Reporter Sarah Conway and Data Director Trina Reynolds-Tyler of Invisible Institute
Annual Report 2023 - City Bureau
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 …