Public Record, The

Founded in 2014 by Hamilton independent journalist Joey Coleman, The Public Record is Canada’s first local crowdfunded news outlet, dedicated to high-quality public service journalism of Hamilton’s civic affairs and life. The mission of The Public Record is simple: to provide informed coverage of Hamilton’s communities and civic affairs to enable all residents to fulfill the responsibilities of citizenship by ensuring a more transparent, good civic government that is accountable to all residents of Hamilton. The Public Record is funded by readers to fill the local media gap, without the pressures of corporate media to chase clicks instead of news. Because of reader support, they are able to dedicate significant time and effort into deeply reporting and analyzing information.