Bridge Michigan is a
Michigan-based
nonprofit
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, nonpartisan news organization founded in 2011 that focuses on
public policy.
It is headquartered in
Ypsilanti, Michigan and has offices in
Detroit and
Lansing.
History
The Center for Michigan, founded by Philip and Kathy Power and a
bipartisan steering committee, hired John Bebow as an
investigative reporter in 2006.
For the
2010 Michigan gubernatorial election
The 2010 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 2, 2010. Incumbent Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Governor Jennifer Granholm was prohibited by the Michigan Constitution, state's Constitution from seeking a third term. ...
, the center created the Michigan Truth Squad and a year later, launch Bridge Magazine based on the existing Truth Squad.
By 2018,
ProPublica began to partner with Bridge Michigan. For the
2018 Michigan gubernatorial election
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, Bridge Michigan organized a Truth Squad to monitor the comments made by candidates at the time. During the
COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan, Bridge Michigan partnered with ''
Detroit Free Press'' and
Chalkbeat to track $6 billion of federal funding for education in Michigan.
Reception
''The Blade'' described Bridge Michigan as "a well-regarded online publication that covers state issues". In 2017, Bridge Michigan and reporter Chastity Pratt Dawsey were awarded during
The Matrix Awards
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It started in 1970 to honor exceptional women in the fields of arts, advertising, entertainment, film, television, theater, books, broadcasting, ma ...
the "Vanguard Award" for ''Poison on Tap'', that the ''
Michigan Chronicle'' described as "the first comprehensive book about the
Flint water crisis".
In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, Bridge Michigan won multiple awards, including the "Weekly/News Media Publication Class A Newspaper of the Year" as part of the Michigan Press Associations ''Better Newspaper'' awards.
For the ''2018 MPA Better Newspaper'', Bridge Michigan also won "The Best FOIA Story Award" for a report on how the Governor
Rick Snyder's officials worked beside
Enbridge lobbyists and employees to promote
Enbridge Line 5 after reviewing emails revealed upon a
Freedom of Information Act request.
In the ''2021 MPA Better Newspaper Contest'', Bridge Michigan won "The Best FOIA Story Award" for its reporting that law enforcement officials, specifically
Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, attempted to assist
Donald Trump with his
attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election.
See also
* ''
Detroit Free Press''
*
List of newspapers in Michigan
*
MLive
References
2011 establishments in Michigan
American news websites
Internet properties established in 2011
Mass media in Michigan
Non-profit organizations based in Michigan
Ypsilanti, Michigan
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