Our mission
We’re on a mission to ensure all residents of Greater Cincinnati have the local news and information they need and want.
What is Signal Cincinnati?
Signal Cincinnati is part of the Signal Ohio network.
Signal Ohio is a nonprofit initiative formed by a coalition of Ohio-based organizations and the American Journalism Project. With newsrooms in Akron, Cleveland, the Statehouse, and Cincinnati coming later this year, we’re on a mission to provide local news for Ohio that is reflective of all our local communities, and anchored in their needs. Our journalism equips residents to be more civically engaged in the places where they live.
We’re here to earn your trust
Our values are what set us apart. They help ground us, and guide us back to center when we inevitably make mistakes, and they help us learn from those mistakes. Most importantly, they keep us accountable to our communities:
- Move at a pace that respects community. We are accountable to community questions and interests and operate first with a respect for community, not an arbitrary deadline.
- Flip the traditional news/civic information dynamic. Instead of civic information trickling out of the news of the day, we start with providing civic information and tools. Reporting flows from gathering and distributing that information.
- Hold and nurture accessible, informal community gathering spaces where everyone has a voice and power is shared. In these spaces, people are able to step into civic life in a way that feels safe, fun and productive.