We’re launching Signal Cincinnati, a nonprofit, community-centered news organization because people in Cincinnati told us they wanted something more from local news.
They said they want to be connected with information they can act on; to know how local money is spent so they can hold officials accountable; and to have access to nuanced information with diverse perspectives.
Signal Cincinnati will give you the news you deserve – free of charge.
You can get coverage of local meetings from Cincinnati Documenters now but sign up for updates below as we prepare to launch our full newsroom.
Signal Cincinnati is now training and paying residents to document local government meetings with notes. Those meeting summaries are now available as a new public record.
Interested in becoming a Documenter? You can sign up and learn more below.
CHECK OUT OUR DOCUMENTERS
Commission president questions need for tourism grant funds
County Administrator Jeff Aluotto presented a request for implementation of the $1 million 2026 Large Tourism Event Grant.
Arts organizations ask for funding in new city budget
The city began its review of the Fiscal Year 2027 budget.
Council praises first responders for response to Riverfront Live shooting
Will Cincinnati’s youth/teen programs help reduce youth gun violence in our neighborhoods?
Habitat for Humanity building more ‘middle housing’
Habitat for Humanity built 23 new homes and repaired 174 homes in Fiscal Year2025.
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Who we are
Signal Cincinnati is a part of a local news movement across Ohio.
Signal Ohio is a nonprofit initiative formed by a coalition of Ohio-based organizations and the American Journalism Project. With newsrooms in Akron, Cleveland, the Statehouse, and Cincinnati coming later this year, we’re on a mission to provide local news for Ohio that is reflective of all our local communities, and anchored in their needs. Our journalism equips residents to be more civically engaged in the places where they live.
How to support us
Quality news and information is vital to our communities. And we believe it should be free and accessible to everyone. That’s why we won’t have a paywall on any of our sites or charge a subscription fee.
We believe there is another way to fund quality journalism. We are doubling down on the idea that if we ask our readers to contribute what you think we’re worth, we can build a sustainable business model for independent news.
It’s working in Cleveland and Akron. We think it can work in Cincinnati too. Frankly, it has to. It’s that important.
If you value truly local reporting, become a founding donor and join us in building the type of news organization Cincinnati deserves.
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Signal Cincinnati will train and pay residents to document local government meetings with notes. We will then make those meeting summaries available as a new public record.
The Documenters program was started by City Bureau in Chicago in 2018 and is used in a growing number of newsrooms across the country, including our sibling newsrooms in Cleveland and Akron.
Share your email if you want to learn more about this unique program or join as a Cincinnati Documenter: