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.

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 ...

Our Network. Launched in Chicago in 2018, the network grows with new cities and regions each year. We’re harnessing communal power, together, by inspiring, connecting and supporting civic media producers across the U.S.

Project conceived by Alma Campos, Civic Reporting Fellowship alum Writing and reporting by Alma Campos, Sarah Conway and Phoebe Mogharei. Out of years of reporting, research and relationships with community members, City Bureau has built “Will That New Development Benefit Your Community?

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.

May 6, 2024 · City Bureau and Invisible Institute, two nonprofit newsrooms based in Chicago, have won the 2024 Pulitzer Prize in Local Reporting for the “Missing in Chicago” series, written by Sarah Conway and Trina Reynolds-Tyler and published in November, the Pulitzer Prize Board announced Monday afternoon.

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

Feb 3, 2025 · News coverage of Chicago, produced by City Bureau reporters and Documenters. To see special projects created in our Civic Reporting Programs, go to Collections .

Dec 5, 2024 · This Idaho-based innovation strategist is joining our team to drive user-centered product design that can be of service to City Bureau’s communities

NOTEBOOK NEWSLETTER. Go behind the scenes of our one-of-a-kind approach, the work that inspires us and the future of local news. The City Bureau Notebook highlights new models and trends in community-based media while putting a spotlight on the people and organizations working toward change.