Outlier helps low-income Detroiters with landlord, demolition, utility issues

Outlier helps low-income Detroiters with landlord, demolition, utility issues

Reporting on low-income communities is different than reporting for low-income communities. So says journalist and researcher Sarah Alvarez. She points out the disconnect represents a huge problem – a large number of citizens are discounted as consumers of quality, relevant media. Alvarez is the one-woman show behind Outlier Media, a project that aims to serve […]

Improve Detroit app celebrates its second anniversary helping city residents

Improve Detroit app celebrates its second anniversary helping city residents

For Detroit residents, having an app to report everything from potholes to damaged street signs to broken lights has been a huge improvement in their quality of life, city officials say. For the past two years, Detroiters have had “City Hall in your pocket” through the Improve Detroit mobile app. The app, which launched in […]