We’re in a key moment in our movement to democratize the tools of journalism, and in this past year we thought deeply about how City Bureau can continue to evolve its structure to support our work moving forward.

Dive into our 2023 Annual Report and Yearbook for the full picture on where we’ve been and where we’re going. You’ll see so many familiar faces and see more evidence than ever of the widespread change we can foster by staying rooted in the why of our work. 

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 Documenters Network sites at the end of 2023