Bridge Michigan journalism starts with showing up.
Last year, our reporters traveled 55,985 miles across Michigan to report from the communities, meetings, schools, businesses, shorelines and neighborhoods where the state’s biggest stories were unfolding.
That travel helped Bridge Michigan publish more than 1,374 stories directly related to life in Michigan — stories about hospital closures, literacy efforts for older students, rising health care costs, historic flooding and the decisions affecting Michiganders’ daily lives.
Those stories were reported by people, in communities, through real conversations and careful observation. They were not generated by AI or assembled from a distance.
That matters because firsthand reporting gives readers a fuller story.
When Bridge reporters are there, they can see conditions for themselves, hear directly from residents and ask the follow-up questions that help readers understand not just what happened, but why it matters.
This summer, we’re raising $55,985 — one dollar for every mile our journalists traveled last year — to help keep Bridge Michigan reporters on the road.
That travel supports reporting across our newsroom, from politics, education, health and business to the environment, outdoor life, western Michigan, northern Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
In an era when misinformation spreads quickly, and more news is filtered through algorithms, firsthand reporting matters. Bridge Michigan journalism is reported by people who show up, listen, verify facts and work to understand what is happening on the ground.
Reader contributions help cover the mileage, lodging and time it takes to deliver trusted, independent journalism from across Michigan.
Bridge Michigan news is free for everyone to read, but it is not free to produce. We do not put our journalism behind a paywall because reliable information should be available to all Michiganders.
That is possible because readers choose to support this work.
Will you contribute to our summer campaign and help send Bridge Michigan reporters where the stories are?
Thank you for helping Bridge Michigan go the distance for Michigan journalism.
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