Informup is an organization dedicated to advocacy journalism. Where advocacy journalism typically focuses on reporting on a specific issue, Informup advocates for the informed beliefs of a community, representing those beliefs to their elected officials..

With the decline of local journalism, communities are more and more divorced from the actions of their elected leaders. Even informed members of a community lack well-practiced paths to engaging with their representativse. They may not know who their council person or school board member is (even if they voted for them) let alone how to contact them.

InformUP is dedicated to providing accurate and digestable information on the current actions of their elected officials and soliciting readers' feedback on their desired outcomes. Informup will communicate the communities preferences back to elected leaders in a manner that accurately reflects the communities' preferences, however unified or fragmented.

Evidence Based

Informup has an obligation to accurately reflect the beliefs ofthe communitiy. However, this obligation has limits. We will not advocate for the earth being flat, birds not being real, or the sky being green. We are committed to representing the views of our communities, even if they do not align with our own, as long as those beliefs are grounded in citeable, reproduceable evidence.

Journalistic Ethics

Informup, an organization dedicated to advocacy journalism, is committed to amplifying community voices and ensuring their representation before elected officials. We strive to provide accurate and digestible information about the actions of elected officials and to facilitate an informed dialogue within the community.

Community Engagement and Feedback

Informup actively solicits and incorporates community feedback to ensure that the representation of views in our reporting accurately reflects the diverse opinions within the community, whether unified or fragmented. We consider this feedback essential in maintaining transparency and integrity in our advocacy.

Ethical Guidelines

We adhere to strict ethical standards to maintain trust and accountability. This includes a commitment to transparency about our sources of funding and ensuring that our editorial independence is never compromised by external influences.

Advocacy and Representation

As advocates for out community, we commit to engaging with elected officials and other stakeholders to ensure that the community’s preferences are clearly and effectively communicated, informing public policy in a manner that reflects the genuine sentiments of the constituents.