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Journalism, storytelling, and other forms of interactive media are critical to civic engagement in democracies. Here we track those media and journalism tech projects that directly relate to citizens working to shift power in society.

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Foro de periodismo argentino (FOPEA)
fopea.org/#

Foro de periodismo argentino (FOPEA)

Una organización de la sociedad civil dedicada a la reflexión, el diálogo, la promoción del periodismo de calidad y la defensa de la libertad de expresión.

Buenos Aires
Media, Journalism, Nonprofit newsrooms
El insulto como estrategia: un análisis de 113.000 tuits del presidente Milei
mileiinsultaenx.fopea.org

El insulto como estrategia: un análisis de 113.000 tuits del presidente Milei

Un equipo de DJV Bootcamp analizó 113.649 posteos para descifrar esta nueva estrategia.

Buenos Aires
since 2026
Media, Media and social media analysis, Consumer watchdogging
Red de Medios Ambientales de América Latina y el Caribe
climatetrackerlatam.org/herramientas/red-de-medios

Red de Medios Ambientales de América Latina y el Caribe

En un esfuerzo por divulgar y fortalecer el periodismo climático en la región, la Red de Medios Ambientales de Climate Tracker comparte historias de toda América Latina a través de medios aliados.

Newsroom partnership networks, Journalism, Media
ClimateTrackerLATAM.org
climatetrackerlatam.org

ClimateTrackerLATAM.org

El periodismo climático no solo se cuenta, también se vive. Conoce a quienes lo están haciendo posible y el impacto de nuestro trabajo en toda la región.

Latin America
Newsroom partnership networks, Media, Journalism
ojo-publico.com

OjoPúblico

Asociación de Periodismo de Investigación Ojo Público

Lima, Peru
Nonprofit newsrooms, Journalism, Media
MediaFact Latam
ojo-publico.com/ojolab/mediafact-latam-empieza-la-segunda-edicion

MediaFact Latam

La aceleradora de fact-checking para medios

Latin America
Accelerators, Factchecking, Media
AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism
amabhungane.org

AmaBhungane Centre for Investigative Journalism

Launched in 2010, amaBhungane (isiZulu for “the dung beetles”) is an independent, non-profit newsroom based in South Africa. We develop investigative journalism to promote free, capable media and open...

South Africa (South Africa, Afrika-Borwa, Suid-Afrika) 🇿🇦
Media, Nonprofit newsrooms, Journalism
Mala Espina
malaespinacheck.cl

Mala Espina

Únete a la lucha contra la desinformación

Chile 🇨🇱
Media, Fight disinformation, Factchecking
+972 Magazine
972mag.com

+972 Magazine

Independent commentary and news from Israel & Palestine

Nonprofit newsrooms, Journalism, Media
The Reporters’ Collective investigative reporting fellowship
reporters-collective.in/trc-investigative-reporting-fellowship

The Reporters’ Collective investigative reporting fellowship

The Reporters’ Collective (TRC) is excited to announce the 3rd TRC Investigative Reporting Fellowship

New Delhi
Journalism, Media, Fellowships
New Yorker Magazine Archive
newyorker.com/archive

New Yorker Magazine Archive

For the first time, every cover, article, and issue in the magazine’s hundred-year history can be enjoyed on newyorker.com.

New York City (NYC / New York, NY)
since 2025
Archives, Media, Journalism
MP Twitter bios
mptwitterbios.co.uk

MP Twitter bios

We analysed the Twitter biographies of each UK Member of Parliament (MP) to see whether they mentioned their political party.

London
Media and social media analysis, Media
Predictions for Journalism 2026
niemanlab.org/collection/predictions-2026

Predictions for Journalism 2026

NiemanLab's annual series has a fun new visual format: "Each year, we ask some of the smartest people in digital media what they think is coming in the year ahead."

Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
since 2025
Journalism, Media, Fieldwide resources
BirdXplorer
github.com/codeforjapan/BirdXplorer

BirdXplorer

BirdXplorer is a tool for combating disinformation that uses Community Notes data from X (formerly Twitter).

Tokyo
Fight disinformation, Media, Media and social media analysis
RevEngine
fundjournalism.org/pricing

RevEngine

Our fundraising software serves newsrooms of all sizes. We even have a free option!

San Diego, CA
Media, Journalism
News Revenue Hub
fundjournalism.org

News Revenue Hub

We've helped newsrooms raise over $128 million — without a paywall.

San Diego, CA
Media, Journalism
Disint.ai
disint.ai

Disint.ai

disint.ai - a narrative intelligence and social listening platform for YouTube.

Netherlands (Nederland, Holland) 🇳🇱
Fight disinformation, Media, Artificial Intelligence
PropagandaWatch
propagandawatch.georgiaprotest.com

PropagandaWatch

Monitoring pro-Russian propaganda in Georgia

Georgia (Sakartvelo) 🇬🇪
Watchdogging and transparency, Media and social media analysis, Media
Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange
lenfestinstitute.org/our-work/philadelphia-news-ecosystem/philadelphia-media-founders-exchange

Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange

The Philadelphia Media Founders Exchange is a community-grounded accelerator program supporting BIPOC media entrepreneurs through training, one-on-one coaching, and grantmaking.

Philadelphia
Accelerators, Media, Journalism
Russian Independent Media Archive
rima.media

Russian Independent Media Archive

We preserve the work of independent journalists in Russia – their reporting over the past twenty years and the stories they continue to tell today.

United States of America 🇺🇸
Archives, Media, Journalism
Commoner Co.
commoner.company

Commoner Co.

Our work brings mission-driven organizations, philanthropies and communities to the table to make ambitious ideas actionable.

Chicago, IL
Build something, Building in the private sector, Media
cjr.org

Columbia Journalism Review

Columbia University, New York, NY
Media, Journalism, News and blogs
Journalism Support Exchange
jsx.news

Journalism Support Exchange

The Journalism Support Exchange (JSX) is a matchmaking service for the news industry.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Civic tech catalogs, Media, Journalism
Transformer
transformernews.ai

Transformer

Transformer is a publication about the power and politics of transformative AI.

San Francisco
Nonprofit newsrooms, Journalism, Media
The PSAi
thepsai.com

The PSAi

The PSAi is a new campaign by Columbia Journalism Review to use viral AI-generated images to teach people what to look for to ascertain real photos from fake. And it launched with a music video.

Columbia University, New York, NY
since 2025
AI literacy, Foundational layers, Media
Te Hiku Media
tehiku.nz

Te Hiku Media

Te Hiku Media is a charitable media organisation, collectively belonging to the Far North iwi of Ngāti Kuri, Te Aupouri, Ngai Takoto, Te Rārawa and Ngāti Kahu.

New Zealand 🇳🇿
since 2013
Journalism, Media, Nonprofit newsrooms
European Democracy Shield
ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/en/ip_25_2660

European Democracy Shield

The European Democracy Shield and the EU Strategy for Civil Society present measures to protect the key pillars of our democratic systems: free people, free and fair elections, free and independent me...

Brussels
since 2025
Govtech, Voting and elections, Fight disinformation
“News on the Street”: An Action Research Case Study of Embodied Live Journalism in an Urban Public Space
openaccess.city.ac.uk/id/eprint/35560

“News on the Street”: An Action Research Case Study of Embodied Live Journalism in an Urban Public Space

As journalists look for different ways to tell stories and rebuild communities, this paper details an action research approach to a unique live journalism event in a public space.

Nottingham, UK
since 2025
Media, Journalism, Engagement journalism
How to talk to reporters cards
cdn.lapublicpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/HowToTalkToMedia_ENG.pdf?_gl=1*17afejm*_gcl_au*NzA2NTMwNDk2LjE3NTQzMzI1MjIuMTQ4MzE5ODc4LjE3NjA2NDE3MTMuMTc2MDY0MTcxMw

How to talk to reporters cards

Printable information cards to help at-risk communities understand guidelines for safely talking to reporters

Los Angeles, CA
Nonprofit newsrooms, Journalism, Media
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy
shorensteincenter.org

Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics, and Public Policy

Advancing knowledge on media, audiences, and influence

Harvard Kennedy School, John F. Kennedy Street, Cambridge, MA
Research and policy centers, Academia, Media
How to navigate living in an ICE-occupied neighborhood in LA County
lapublicpress.org/2025/07/how-to-survive-living-in-an-ice-occupied-neighborhood

How to navigate living in an ICE-occupied neighborhood in LA County

Practical tools for protecting yourself, your family and your neighbors during immigration raids

Los Angeles, CA
since 2025
Engagement journalism, Media, Digital security and privacy
LA Public Press
lapublicpress.org

LA Public Press

News for LA people, by LA people

Los Angeles, CA
Nonprofit newsrooms, Journalism, Media
We are Civic Media
wearecivicmedia.org/book

We are Civic Media

We Are Civic Media is a collective manifesto for field builders, stakeholders, educators, creative professionals, and community leaders who want to understand BOTH the deeply personal human as well as...

USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism, Watt Way, Los Angeles, CA
since 2025
Books, Learn about civic tech, Media
ICE Map
icemap.dev

ICE Map

icemap.dev aims to provide a comprehensive view of the activities of America's Immigration Customs Agency (ICE), with specific focus on its Enforcement and Removal Operations department (ERO).

since 2025
Media and social media analysis, Media, Civic maps
Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program
lenfestinstitute.org/solutions-resources/lenfest-ai-collaborative-and-fellowship-program-culinary-compass

Lenfest AI Collaborative and Fellowship Program

Case studies on open source, AI-developed apps built by newsrooms

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Artificial Intelligence, Media, Journalism
interval.news

Interval News

Legacy news outlets have owners and agendas. We'll sift through all the sources and add a layer of critical thinking, for you.

since 2025
Artificial Intelligence, Media
Captionol
captionol.com

Captionol

A lightweight web tool that generates subtitles in Belarusian. It works with short videos (TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Reels). Users can review the transcript, edit the text and timing, and download the s...

Belarus (Bielaruś / Беларусь / Belarus / Беларусь) 🇧🇾
Translation and linguistic representation, Media, Artificial Intelligence
Our Neighborhood Today
relationaltechproject.org/remix#:~:text=understanding%20among%20neighbors.-,Our%20Neighborhood%20Today,-Our%20Neighborhood%20Today

Our Neighborhood Today

A local events and community calendar system to keep neighbors informed about what's happening in their area.

San Francisco
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Community-building resources, Media
neighborhoods
From Dashboards to Data Acquisition: Charting the Social Media Monitoring Market
iddp.gwu.edu/sites/g/files/zaxdzs5791/files/2025-09/iddp_smm_report_sep_2025.pdf?utm_source=indicator.media&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=briefing-the-brakes-are-completely-off-at-meta&_bhlid=65b3b336e86c8d80e1cfacb2ae75bbe4c2a5a8cd

From Dashboards to Data Acquisition: Charting the Social Media Monitoring Market

By Chris Miles with Brandon Silverman and Anna Lenhart

The George Washington University, I Street Northwest, Washington, DC
since 2025
Big listening, Media and social media analysis, Media
reports
Hyperlocal Neighbor Hub
relationaltechproject.org/remix

Hyperlocal Neighbor Hub

A hyperlocal neighbor hub that brings care, resources, and connection to a specific neighborhood or block.

San Francisco
Hyperlocal news and citizen media, Media, Community-building resources
neighborhoods
Trois cents contaminants dans nos nappes: polluant par polluant, notre analyse des eaux souterraines en France
lemonde.fr/les-decodeurs/visuel/2024/05/15/300-contaminants-dans-nos-nappes-polluant-par-polluant-notre-analyse-des-eaux-souterraines-en-france_6233361_4355770.html

Trois cents contaminants dans nos nappes: polluant par polluant, notre analyse des eaux souterraines en France

Le Monde investigation into groundwater chemicals in France

France 🇫🇷
Journalism, Media, Civic data
Under the Surface - The hidden crisis in Europe's groundwater
europeanwaters.eu

Under the Surface - The hidden crisis in Europe's groundwater

The Under the Surface project, coordinated by Arena for Journalism in Europe and initiated by Datadista, delved into official data from European countries to reveal, for the first time, the extent of...

Amsterdam
Civic maps, Environmental data, Journalism
Clean water and sanitation, Climate action
How a Le Monde Team Uncovered 300 Contaminants in France’s Groundwater
gijn.org/stories/le-monde-investigate-france-contaminated-groundwater/?mc_cid=1646529cf9&mc_eid=0e6069c3ed&utm_source=indicator.media&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=briefing-the-brakes-are-completely-off-at-meta&_bhlid=dd6c98fbcb99b55afddd20b5744914163e10b22c

How a Le Monde Team Uncovered 300 Contaminants in France’s Groundwater

A behind the scenes telling of how the international team collaborated with NGOs, scientists, funders, and newsrooms to combine open government data, mapping, and data journalism to produce the piece.

Paris
since 2025
Journalism, Media, Civic data
Clean water and sanitation
Preferred Sources in Google Search
blog.google/products/search/preferred-sources

Preferred Sources in Google Search

Everyone has their own preferences about where and how they get their news, so we're launching a new feature in Search that lets you customize your experience to see more from your favorite sites with...

Mountain View, CA
since 2025
Media, Journalism
Google
Ask The Post AI
washingtonpost.com/ask-the-post-ai

Ask The Post AI

Ask The Post AI delivers AI-generated answers from published Washington Post reporting.

The Washington Post, K Street Northwest, Washington, DC
Media, Journalism, Engagement journalism
Arab Fact-Checkers Network
arabfcn.net/en/home

Arab Fact-Checkers Network

The Arab Fact-Checkers Network (AFCN) is a grassroots network that works towards fostering transparent and impartial fact-checking in the Arab region.

Amman, Jordan
since 2020
Factchecking, Fight disinformation, Media
Arab Reporters For Investigative Journalism
arij.net

Arab Reporters For Investigative Journalism

Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ) is the leading investigative journalism and fact-checking organization in the Arab world. مؤسسة أريج انترناشونال (أريج) هي المنظمة الرائدة في مجال ال...

Amman, Jordan
Journalism, Media
Woolaroo
artsandculture.google.com/experiment/ZwE32qj5E_ls6w?cp=eyJsYW5nIjoiZW4iLCJobCI6ImVuIiwidGFyZ2V0X2xhbmciOiJpZ2EifQ

Woolaroo

Explore endangered languages using AI. Let your camera translate the world around you.

United States of America 🇺🇸
since 2025
Translation and linguistic representation, Media, Cameras
culture, Google
Divergente
novo.divergente.pt

Divergente

DIVERGENTE is a non-profit, advert-free digital narrative journalism magazine

Lisbon
since 2014
Media, Nonprofit newsrooms, Journalism
Digital Neighborhood Bulletin Boards
communitynewslab.org/community-bulletin-boards

Digital Neighborhood Bulletin Boards

We're installing digital community bulletin boards on public sidewalks in San Francisco

San Francisco
Hardware, Media, Kiosks
place-based, city
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