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Type of site | News |
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| Available in | English |
| Owner | Center for Michigan |
| URL | bridgemi |
| Commercial | No |
| Launched | September 2011 [1] |
| Current status | Online |
Bridge Michigan, also known as Bridge Magazine, is a Michigan-based nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization founded in 2011. [1] It is headquartered in Ypsilanti, Michigan and has offices in Detroit and Lansing.
The Blade described Bridge Michigan as "a well-regarded online publication that covers state issues". [2] In 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, Bridge Michigan won multiple awards, including the "Weekly/News Media Publication Class A Newspaper of the Year". [3] [4] For the 2018 MPA Better Newspaper, Bridge Michigan also won "The Best FOIA Story Award" for a report on how the Governor Rick Snyder's officials worked beside Enbridge lobbyists and employees to promote Enbridge Line 5 after reviewing emails revealed upon a Freedom of Information Act request. [3] In the 2021 MPA Better Newspaper Contest, Bridge Michigan won "The Best FOIA Story Award" for its reporting that law enforcement officials, specifically Barry County Sheriff Dar Leaf, attempted to assist Donald Trump with his attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election. [5] [6] [7]
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