The Global Investigative Journalism conference brings together some of the best journalists in the world, with discussions and workshops on the latest investigative techniques, data analysis, cross-border collaboration, and more! The conference is organised every »
Citizen Matters has helped catalyse positive change, especially in the space of civic activism. In addition to individual instances of change, our work has been effective in pushing for systemic change. Many civic initiatives like »
What does an online magazine, dedicated to non partisan analysis of local and city-level issues central to urban areas, do when the whole country is obsessed with the conduct of general elections to decide the »
“Our urban crisis remains marginal to the political debate” – Peter Dreier As part of World Resource Institute’s Connect Karo 2019 conference, we hosted the Citizen Matters’ Roundtable on The Urban Agenda. It was held »
/* Please note deadline for submission has been extended to March 8th – see details below */ India’s urbanisation challenge is not just one of meeting the immediate needs and aspirations of its citizens. With »
In an earlier post, I wrote about the rise of the citizen entrepreneurs. Thought I’ll share why we do what we do. I am including myself in this club of active citizens because I still »
So Citizen Matters completed 10 earlier this year. In a media space marked by challenges to revenue and ethics, it means something, that we have managed to be around, without compromising on our values. To mark »
In 2011, Citizen Matters, JP Nagar-Jayanagar-BTM print edition was just two years old, but well recognised by the residents of the neighbourhood. We covered critical issues of the area as well as provided a platform »
Oorvani Foundation is one of the selected partners, and the volunteers are going to be working for the Open City initiative in analysing data sets that reflect our cities. »
You remember our earlier series on the illegal ad hoardings in Bengaluru? These stories took our staff journalist Akshatha weeks to write. She asked for data from BBMP, who did not oblige. Her RTI applications »
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