Mariann Martin is building the Civic Memory Project, a platform that provides an issue-based, shared documentation workspace—allowing newsrooms nationwide to collaborate more effectively and serve their communities with deeper, more nuanced reporting. It will provide a shared record infrastructure that allows outlets to collectively share and organize public documents, interview transcripts, FOIA results, legislative timelines, and verified claims around a single complex civic issue. 

Mariann Martin is the co-founder and editorial director of Canopy Atlanta, a successful and award winning innovative newsroom launched in 2020. Prior to founding Canopy, Martin was a reporter for the Chattanooga Times Free Press and The Jackson Sun.