Lynelle Herndon and Noah Kincade have trained a group of 500 Detroit residents, aged 16-75, to watchdog their local government and engage in acts of journalism. These Detroit Documenters (a member of ...
Sonam Vashi
Sonam Vashi is the Director of Network Success for the Documenters Network at City Bureau—a people-powered network that pays and trains communities to keep local government accountable. Founded in 2018, the Documenters Network includes organizations in 15 communities and growing that have trained more than 2,000 residents and covered more than 5,000 public meetings.
Previously, she co-founded and co-directed Canopy Atlanta, a nonprofit newsroom producing local stories chosen, reported, and presented with Atlantans. She was a 2022 John S. Knight Community Impact Fellow. She is an award-winning journalist who has reported for the New York Times, CNN, Atlanta magazine, National Geographic, and many others.
