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Mirror Indy outlines paid "Documenters" program and neighborhood engagement plans

5778670 · September 9, 2025
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Arianna Beatty, community journalism director for nonprofit Mirror Indy, described the outlet's neighborhood reporters, paid Documenters program, and regular "Chat and Chew" community conversations at the HOPE Team meeting.

Mirror Indy’s community journalism director, Arianna Beatty, told the HOPE Team on Tuesday that the nonprofit newsroom seeks to expand neighborhood reporting and civic participation through paid local reporting and public conversations.

Beatty said Mirror Indy launched in December 2023 and operates as a nonprofit newsroom focused on Marion County. "We tell the real, full, and multifaceted story of our city," she said, adding the organization has a 22-person newsroom with reporters assigned to beats including…

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