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Bridge, Center for Michigan win Emmy for ‘Michigan Divided’ documentary
Following six Michigan families with different political views for a year, “Michigan Divided” exposed our stubbornly wide partisan gap. The film won best topical documentary in the Michigan Emmy contest Saturday.
Bridge-linked documentary on Detroit’s 1967 uprising hits Amazon Prime
'12th and Clairmount' uses the words and home videos of black and white Detroiters to describe the combustible race relations that stoked the violence, leaving 43 people dead and entire neighborhoods in ruin.
Award-winning medical reporter joins Bridge to lead Michigan Health Watch
Robin Erb has spent three decades in journalism, building a reputation for empathetic reporting. She leads expanded coverage of healthcare as traditional newsrooms shrink staffs.
Bridge is hiring a copy editor/production manager for our growing audience
Bridge Magazine expands once more to provide high-quality, nonpartisan coverage of the most important issues facing Michigan residents.
Bridge reporter Chastity Pratt wins Nieman Fellowship at Harvard University
Bridge’s urban affairs reporter among 27 global journalists named to the Nieman Foundation Journalism fellowship program at Harvard University.
Bridge wins 26 awards in Society of Professional Journalists contest
Staffers won nine first-place awards in the contest that honors great journalism.
Search Michigan schools to see how they compare in sending grads to college
Use this database to search for your Michigan high school and see how it compares in sending graduates to college to others nearby and of similar economic means.
Academic State Champs 2019 - upper income (slideshow)
Here are the 2019 Academic State Champs among upper income schools, those with 25 percent or fewer economically disadvantaged students.
Academic State Champs 2019 - middle to upper income (slideshow)
Here are the 2019 Academic State Champs among middle to upper income schools, those with 25 percent to 40 percent economically disadvantaged students.
Academic State Champs 2019 - lower to middle income (slideshow)
Here are the 2019 Academic State Champs among lower to middle income schools, those with 40 percent to 55 percent economically disadvantaged students.
Academic State Champs 2019 - lower income (slideshow)
Here are the 2019 Academic State Champs among lower income schools, those with more than 55 percent of economically disadvantaged students.
Tell us how YOU would fix Michigan’s roads
Want to ensure your voice is heard in Michigan’s road debate? Come give us a piece of your mind!
Bridge Magazine seeks reporter to cover healthcare, mental health issues
Healthcare remains a critical issue for Michigan families and businesses. Bridge seeks an experienced journalist to convey the challenges and policy choices to our growing statewide audience.
Read previously undisclosed Republican emails on Michigan gerrymandering
A slew of new emails were made public on the eve of a federal trial over whether the GOP illegally gerrymandered legislative and congressional districts in Michigan in 2011.
Bridge earns fourth straight Michigan Newspaper of the Year award
Bridge earned 30 Michigan Press Association prizes altogether, including five first-place awards in open-class competition against every newspaper in the state. Among them: MPA's prestigious Public Service Award.
Bridge Magazine wins Michigan Environmental Journalism Award
The Michigan Sierra Club recognized Bridge for expanding its coverage of the environment in its Michigan Environment Watch edition.
The Center for Michigan is looking to hire an outreach coordinator
If you have a passion for public engagement and want to impact issues critical to Michigan’s future, this is your opportunity.
School grades, toxic waste and dark money: Your Michigan lame duck roundup
Lawmakers passed bills Tuesday to conceal identities of donors to political nonprofits, assign letter grades to schools and change toxic waste standards, among other measures.