News Service Focuses on Improving American Democracy

Civic tech and dialogue practitioners are taking notice of a new online news service called The Fulcrum, which describes itself as “focused exclusively on efforts to reverse the dysfunctions plaguing American democracy.”

Over the past couple of months the service has featured numerous articles of interest on topics like:

• Citizens’ concerns about democracy
• Incivility and polarization in politics and the media
• Political corruption
• The crisis facing local papers
• Social media and politics
• Russian disinformation

The Fulcrum is nonprofit and nonpartisan and staffed by eight professional writers and communications specialists.  Funders include: the Hewlett Foundation, the Bridge Alliance Education Fund, Arnold Ventures and the Lizzie and Jonathan M. Tisch Foundation.

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