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Sep 11, 2024 | 
outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon
The Detroit Documenters network trains and pays residents to attend public meetings and monitor elected officials, in collaboration with journalists. Hundreds of Documenters are active in the network, bringing more transparency to government through their meeting notes, live coverage and civic participation. Five Detroit Documenters were the natural choice to help design and pilot a mentorship program for new Documenters while managing projects that will strengthen the network.
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Jun 27, 2024 | 
documenters.org | Lynelle Herndon |Noah Kincade
Remote Join meeting on Zoom:https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82632980237?pwd=3NvOVbhn3s97xsR2wbJPgo7XvdnWwY.1Check https://www.dhcmi.org for meeting notice with Zoom and agenda links.
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Jun 5, 2024 | 
outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon
The Detroit Documenters program trains and pays Detroiters to attend local public meetings and monitor elected officials, in collaboration with local journalists. Hundreds of residents are active in the program, bringing more transparency to local government through their meeting notes, live tweets and civic participation. Meet Shiva Shahmir: an artist, sound engineer and self-proclaimed “frequency practitioner” who teaches music technology and techniques at Wayne State University.
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May 1, 2024 | 
outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon
The Detroit Documenters program trains and pays Detroiters to attend local public meetings and monitor elected officials, in collaboration with local journalists. Hundreds of residents are active in the program, bringing more transparency to local government through their meeting notes, live tweets and civic participation. Wherever Kayleigh Lickliter’s investigative journalism career may lead, she’s ready.
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Apr 24, 2024 | 
documenters.org | Meghan Rutigliano |Lynelle Herndon
Hello! Are you ready to build a new public record? Become a DocumenterAfter you've attended at least 1 Documenters orientation, you'll be able to take on paid assignments.
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Apr 3, 2024 | 
outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon
The Detroit Documenters program trains and pays Detroiters to attend local public meetings and monitor elected officials, in collaboration with local journalists. Hundreds of residents are active in the program, bringing more transparency to local government through their meeting notes, live tweets and civic participation. This month, we’re featuring multidisciplinary social scientist and researcher David Palmer. You may recognize David Palmer from his picture on the Documenters.org website.
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Mar 5, 2024 | 
outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon
The Detroit Documenters program trains and pays Detroiters to attend local public meetings and monitor elected officials, in collaboration with local journalists. Hundreds of residents are active in the program, bringing more transparency to local government through their meeting notes, live tweets and civic participation. This month, we’re featuring radical community organizer Hannah Mathers … Hannah Mathers (or Han as they prefer to be called) became a Detroit Documenter late last year.
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Feb 13, 2024 | 
outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon |Noah Kincade
Dec. 11 is Documenters Day, a time to celebrate and bring awareness to the Documenters Network and the work happening nationwide. Did you know Detroit Documenters is just one of 25 sites across the country empowering residents to engage with their local government? We train and pay residents to attend public meetings and report on them. By doing so, we increase civic engagement while promoting transparency and accountability.
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Feb 6, 2024 | 
outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon
The Detroit Documenters program trains and pays Detroiters to attend local public meetings and monitor elected officials, in collaboration with local journalists. Hundreds of residents are active in the program, bringing more transparency to local government through their meeting notes, live tweets and civic participation. This month, we’re featuring retired school teacher and freelance writer Sonja Stuckey …Meet native Detroiter Sonja Stuckey. Sonja is a senior on a mission.
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Jan 9, 2024 | 
outliermedia.org | Lynelle Herndon
The Detroit Documenters program trains and pays Detroiters to attend local public meetings and monitor elected officials, in collaboration with local journalists. Hundreds of residents are active in the program, bringing more transparency to local government through their meeting notes, live tweets and civic participation. This month, we’re featuring Detroit Documenter and live tweeter Byron Keys. Native Detroiter and U.S. Army veteran Byron Keys has been a Detroit Documenter since February 2021.
