# Bridge Michigan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bridge_Michigan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Bridge_Michigan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_Michigan > Source revision: 1256649418 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization in Michigan}} {{Infobox website | name = Bridge Michigan | logo = File:Bridge Michigan logo.png | screenshot = | caption = | type = News | language = English | owner = Center for Michigan | author = | founder = Philip Power, Kathy Power | editor = | CEO = John Bebow | revenue = | url = {{URL|bridgemi.com}} | commercial = No | registration = | launch_date = {{start date and age|2011|09}} | current_status = Online }} '''Bridge Michigan''' is a [Michigan](/source/Michigan)-based [nonprofit](/source/nonprofit), nonpartisan news organization founded in 2011 that focuses on [public policy](/source/public_policy).{{cite web |date=2021 |title=10 Years of Bridge Michigan |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/bridge-10 |website=Bridge Michigan |language=en}} It is headquartered in [Ypsilanti](/source/Ypsilanti%2C_Michigan), Michigan and has offices in [Detroit](/source/Detroit) and [Lansing](/source/Lansing). == History == The Center for Michigan, founded by Philip and Kathy Power and a [bipartisan](/source/bipartisan) [steering committee](/source/steering_committee), hired John Bebow as an [investigative reporter](/source/investigative_reporter) in 2006. For the [2010 Michigan gubernatorial election](/source/2010_Michigan_gubernatorial_election), the center created the Michigan Truth Squad and a year later, launched Bridge Magazine based on the existing Truth Squad. By 2018, [ProPublica](/source/ProPublica) began to partner with Bridge Michigan.{{Cite web |last=Varner |first=Jeremy B. Merrill, Ariana Tobin, Madeleine |date=2018-05-27 |title=What Facebook's new political ad system misses |url=https://www.salon.com/2018/05/27/what-facebooks-new-political-ad-system-misses_partner/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=Salon |publisher=[ProPublica](/source/ProPublica) |language=en}} For the [2018 Michigan gubernatorial election](/source/2018_Michigan_gubernatorial_election), Bridge Michigan organized a Truth Squad to monitor the comments made by candidates at the time.{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Paul Egan and Kathleen |title=Whitmer and Schuette trade blows in bare-knuckle Grand Rapids debate |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/12/whitmer-schuette-spar-grand-rapids-debate/1617151002/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=[Detroit Free Press](/source/Detroit_Free_Press) |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gray |first=Paul Egan and Kathleen |title=Governor's race: History and voter energy favor Whitmer over Schuette |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/politics/elections/2018/10/12/michigan-governor-gretchen-whitmer-bill-schuette/1519775002/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=[Detroit Free Press](/source/Detroit_Free_Press) |language=en-US}} During the [COVID-19 pandemic in Michigan](/source/COVID-19_pandemic_in_Michigan), Bridge Michigan partnered with ''[Detroit Free Press](/source/Detroit_Free_Press)'' and [Chalkbeat](/source/Chalkbeat) to track $6 billion of federal funding for education in Michigan.{{Cite web |last=Levin |first=Koby |title=How COVID-19 cash could help Michigan schools tackle a mental health crisis |url=https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2022/03/14/how-covid-cash-could-help-michigan-schools-tackle-mental-health-crisis/7007815001/ |access-date=2022-07-12 |website=[Detroit Free Press](/source/Detroit_Free_Press) |language=en-US}} == Reception == [''The Blade''](/source/The_Blade_(Toledo%2C_Ohio)) described Bridge Michigan as "a well-regarded online publication that covers state issues".{{Cite news |last=Lessenberry |first=Jack |date=17 Mar 2022 |title=Michigan voters may get a 'bedsheet' ballot |pages=A7 |work=[The Blade](/source/The_Blade_(Toledo%2C_Ohio))}} In 2017, Bridge Michigan and reporter Chastity Pratt Dawsey were awarded during [The Matrix Awards](/source/The_Matrix_Awards) the "Vanguard Award" for ''Poison on Tap'', that the ''[Michigan Chronicle](/source/Michigan_Chronicle)'' described as "the first comprehensive book about the [Flint water crisis](/source/Flint_water_crisis)".{{Cite news |date=5 April 2017 |title=Association for Women in Communications Detroit Chapter honors top professionals |page=C2 |work=[Michigan Chronicle](/source/Michigan_Chronicle)}} 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.{{Cite web |date=31 January 2019 |title=2018 MPA Better Newspaper Contest |url=https://michiganpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/2018-Ed-and-Ad-Contest-Press-Release-Final-1.pdf |website=Michigan Press Association}}{{Cite web |title=Three-peat! Bridge Magazine earns Michigan Newspaper of the Year three years running |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/center-michigan/three-peat-bridge-magazine-earns-michigan-newspaper-year-three-years-running |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=Bridge Michigan |language=en}} For the ''2018 MPA Better Newspaper'', Bridge Michigan also won "The Best FOIA Story Award" for a report on how the Governor [Rick Snyder](/source/Rick_Snyder)'s officials worked beside [Enbridge](/source/Enbridge) lobbyists and employees to promote [Enbridge Line 5](/source/Enbridge_Line_5) after reviewing emails revealed upon a [Freedom of Information Act](/source/Freedom_of_Information_Act_(United_States)) 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](/source/Barry_County%2C_Michigan) Sheriff Dar Leaf, attempted to assist [Donald Trump](/source/Donald_Trump) with his [attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election](/source/attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election).{{Cite web |date=17 March 2022 |title=2021 MPA Better Newspaper Contest |url=https://michiganpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/2021-MPA-BNC-Contest-Newspaper-Press-Release.pdf |website=Michigan Press Association}}{{Cite web |date=2022-06-15 |title=A Far Right Law Enforcement Movement Is Fueling The Effort To Infiltrate Voting Machines |url=https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/constitutional-sheriffs-richard-mack-dar-leaf-dsouza-voter-fraud |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=[Talking Points Memo](/source/Talking_Points_Memo) |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |title=Emails: Michigan sheriff sought to seize voting machines amid Trump claims |url=https://www.bridgemi.com/michigan-government/emails-michigan-sheriff-sought-seize-voting-machines-amid-trump-claims |access-date=2022-07-10 |website=Bridge Michigan |language=en}} == See also == * ''[Detroit Free Press](/source/Detroit_Free_Press)'' * [Institute for Nonprofit News](/source/Institute_for_Nonprofit_News) (member) * [List of newspapers in Michigan](/source/List_of_newspapers_in_Michigan) * [MLive](/source/MLive) == References == {{Reflist}} Category:2011 establishments in Michigan Category:American news websites Category:Internet properties established in 2011 Category:Mass media in Michigan Category:Non-profit organizations based in Michigan Category:Ypsilanti, Michigan {{news-website-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Bridge Michigan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_Michigan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridge_Michigan?action=history)). 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