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Explore 32 projects in the Local News category of the Civic Tech Field Guide.
We are a new social enterprise developing tools to strengthen place-based awareness and engagement.ย โ

Open-data service to read public-relations magazines from municipalities nationwide on smartphones

The Centre for Policy Alternatives (CPA) was formed in the firm belief that there is an urgent need to strengthen institution and capacity-building for good governance and conflict transformation in Sri Lanka and that non-partisan civil society groups have an important and constructive contribution to make to this process.
Across five digital daily weekday platforms, the 23-year-old Henrico Citizen seeks to tell the story of Henrico County, Va., through fair, tenacious, thorough, and clear nonpartisan journalism that enlightens, informs, and impacts the county and its nearly 335,000 citizens.

Down in the County is a weekly publication that fights conspiracy theories with reliable, visual-first journalism and bridge-building by providing news literacy, training and ethical content from a diverse pool of local storytellers.
285 South is Atlantaโs only English-language news outlet dedicated to covering the metro regionโs growing immigrant communities.
Sunlight Media Collective is an organization of Indigenous and non-Indigenous media makers and activists, including Wabanaki citizens, working to document and present stories affecting Wabanaki people and highlighting Wabanaki perspectives, with a particular emphasis on the intersection between environmental issues and Indigenous rights.
The California Health Report is a nonprofit news organization that partners with communities across the state to share stories and offer solutions to health equity issues. It collaborates with people with disabilities, communities of color, immigrants, low-income Californians, violence survivors, rural residents, and many others to help them share ideas for making the world more equitable.
KVNF engages its communities by providing access to diverse music, news, and voices, envisioning listeners who are participating, inspired, active, and well-informed with a local and global perspective that emphasizes journalistic integrity.