PublicSource

PublicSource is a nonpartisan, nonprofit, digital-first media organization dedicated to serving Pittsburgh and the surrounding region with public-service reporting and news analysis. Its mission is to inspire critical thinking and bold ideas through local journalism rooted in facts, diverse voices and the pursuit of transparency. PublicSource currently covers K-12 education, local government, economic development, the environment, health and public safety.

Current Position

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Beat: Elections and local government and democracy in Pittsburgh

Position:

This reporter focuses on undercovered stories and practices of local democracy and government in the Pittsburgh region. This reporter does not concern themselves with politics, optics or parties; they focus on threats to democracy, policy-making, transparency and accountability in the city of Pittsburgh and wider Allegheny County, which has 130 self-governing municipalities, the most in Pennsylvania. This beat is a combination of enterprise beat reporting and medium-term projects. Using records requests and digital engagement tools, this reporter will also explain local government to people it represents and help cover meaningful democracy issues that are of most importance to the constituents on the local level but do not get covered by local horse-race journalism.

Reporter: Charlie Wolfson