The Center for Michigan

Bridge Michigan education reporter Isabel Lohman was nominated for Young Journalist of the Year, and BridgeDetroit’s founder, Stephen Henderson, received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Detroit chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.

Bridge Listens is a yearlong listening effort to identify Michigan’s most important issues and ensure politicians address them. The initiative intends to ground 2026 elections in fact-based journalism and engagement, concluding with an Issues Summit. 

Bridge Michigan is welcoming four new interns this summer, continuing an eight-year tradition of training emerging journalists.