Original research and analysis to help changemakers be more agile and impactful.
The Civic Information Observatory tracks how news, data, and public records flow through communities — and helps residents, journalists, and institutions close the gaps.
What We Do
Results-driven research
We’ll help you better understand your local news landscape, your impact, or how to collaborate with other news and information producers in your area.
Our Work
Our programs, all aimed at the same goal: communities that can find, trust, and act on good information.
Mapping
Innovative methodology combining tested social-science methods and AI, to provide unprecedented visibility into your local news and information landscape
Learn more →Media Policy
Research and advocacy to support public funding for local news
Learn more →Impact Analysis
Rigorous analysis to help you better understand how your funding, policy, or intervention affects the communities it is meant to serve
Learn more →Collaboration
Supporting and fostering collaborative journalism and cross-field collaboration between journalism and civil society organizations
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