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Rommel H. Ojeda, Documented’s Senior Community Correspondent, right, shares a printed guide with an attendee. Photo: April Xu
March 17, 2026
Citizen and community news

Building trust begins by listening — But it only grows when newsrooms give back

Closing the loop with the communities we serve reminds people that their voices matter—and that through collaboration, real progress and change actually happen.

Three workers held up by hands of giant.
January 29, 2026
Citizen and community news

Big Tech runs counter to journalism values. So why is the news industry helping tech take over? 

News organizations have a natural ally in state privacy law debates — the consumer advocates who stand up for privacy and against deception.

Worker stands over giant boss, who has been toppled to the ground.
December 8, 2025
Citizen and community news

Big Tech’s economic takeover can be beat

The same internet that gives rise to the dystopian narrative has tools to prevent disaster.

Balance scales with books on one side and an electronic brain on the other.
December 1, 2025
Citizen and community news

Why AI’s legal wins create leverage for journalists

Courts’ early rulings leave an opening for news organizations to assert real market harm.

Worker being squished by a giant hand
November 24, 2025
Citizen and community news

Big Tech is squeezing advertising jobs and companies

Meta and Google already own a huge slice of the online advertising industry. They want more.

Economic graph with a downward trend.
November 10, 2025
Citizen and community news

The traffic and revenue crisis for news is a symptom of Big Tech’s economy-wide trust collapse

The news business is a key part of the solution.

Screenshot from Documented's homepage
August 5, 2025
Citizen and community news

Is your community not engaging with news? Try listening to them first

Documented, a NY-based newsroom serving immigrants, uses a circular journalism model focusing on the needs of its communities.

Illustration of a woman with a giant credit card standing on a stack of giant gold coins while men offer up bags of money and a giant gold coin.
May 20, 2025
Citizen and community news

The effect of money (Part II)

How funding influences a media company’s operations.

Lawyers sitting before a judge's desk.
April 30, 2025
Citizen and community news

Don’t get SLAPPed: Minimizing the risk of vexatious libel lawsuits

Plaintiffs are increasingly using legal tactics to shut down criticism.

People depositing giant coins and bills into a giant glass jar
April 24, 2025
Citizen and community news

The influence of money

How types of revenue affect publishers’ operations.

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