Local journalism is civic infrastructure.
CivicCause partners with local journalism organizations to help residents discover trusted reporting in civic context. Approved Partner Publishers receive a professional workspace with article management, RSS tools, analytics, and AI Civic Intelligence.
Why CivicCause partners with the press
Residents depend on trusted local reporting to understand public decisions, institutions, elections, accountability, and community change. CivicCause does not replace that work. We organize civic context around it.
Publishers keep their editorial independence. Journalism remains on the publisher's platform. CivicCause helps residents discover how reporting connects to meetings, Causes, organizations, issues, and other civic records.
What partnership looks like
Partner Publishers receive public attribution, links to original articles, a public Publisher Page, Press Workspace access without a subscription fee, RSS stewardship tools, and direct support as the relationship matures.
Public RSS ingestion is separate from partnership. CivicCause may understand public reporting before a publisher becomes a Partner Publisher, and partnership should strengthen stewardship rather than create duplicate records.
Who the partnership is for
Partner Publisher applications are reviewed using CivicCause's institutional partnership criteria.
We look for organizations that regularly produce original civic or local reporting and are a good fit for the CivicCause ecosystem.
Your Publisher Workspace
Approved Partner Publishers receive access to a dedicated professional workspace for managing how their publication appears throughout CivicCause.
Publisher Profile
Create a public publication profile residents can discover through CivicCause.
Articles
Review articles discovered from connected RSS feeds, verify attribution, understand Cause connections, and report representation issues.
RSS Feed Management
Connect one or more RSS feeds for your publication, including city, topic, and custom feeds.
Analytics
Understand how residents discover and engage with your journalism throughout CivicCause.
AI Civic Intelligence
Access the shared AI Civic Intelligence workspace used by civic professionals to research meetings, issues, Causes, organizations, and civic activity.
CivicCause strengthens local journalism without changing how you publish. Your journalism remains on your website while CivicCause helps residents discover it in meaningful civic context.
Apply as a Partner Publisher
This lightweight application helps CivicCause understand the publication, community served, and practical setup needs. Approval is manual and does not create automatic workspace access.
What happens after you apply?
- Submit your application.
- CivicCause reviews your publication.
- If approved, you'll receive access to your Publisher Workspace.
- Complete your Publisher Profile and connect your RSS feeds.
- CivicCause begins discovering eligible articles and connecting them to relevant civic context.
What CivicCause is not
CivicCause is not a newsroom, CMS, advertising network, publisher website replacement, subscription-management platform, or institution that directs editorial coverage.
Articles always link readers to the publisher's original website. The relationship is partnership, not ownership.
Questions before applying? Contact CivicCause.