Across the nation, both the field of journalism and access to local news about civic and cultural issues are in jeopardy.
In the Bay Area, local newspapers have cut their newsrooms by 50 percent in the last decade. And coverage of civic news topics - including education, government, the environment, science and health - has been cut dramatically compared to other topics such as sports and entertainment.
The Bay Citizen was launched as a nonprofit, nonpartisan, member-supported news organization dedicated to promoting innovation in journalism and catalyzing citizen engagement with the news. Our newsroom is made up of award-winning journalists who cover a wide variety of Bay Area news topics that are often under-reported or unavailable through other sources.We deliver high quality, in-depth stories every day through baycitizen.org, our iPhone app, and e-mail news briefings.
We exist for YOU: our readers who thirst for quality news focused on the Bay Area.
The Bay Citizen is part of the Center for Investigative Reporting, the longest running nonprofit investigative news center in the nation. We are a 501c3 organization supported by individual member contributions, major gifts, corporate sponsors, and foundation grants
As one integrated, merged newsroom, we believe in reaching the broadest audience possible – the theory being that the more people who see noteworthy journalism, the greater the impact and likelihood for results.
- Mark KatchesEditorial Director