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The Indiana Citizen
The Indiana Citizen is a nonpartisan, non-profit civic information platform dedicated to increasing the number of informed, engaged citizens in the state of Indiana. They were founded by the Indiana Citizen Education Foundation, Inc., a 501(c)(3) public charity in 2020. In June of 2021, The Indiana Citizen was granted membership to the Institute for Nonprofit News, an organization supporting more than 350 independent news organizations that qualify as nonprofit, nonpartisan and dedicated to public service.

Reporting
The Indiana Citizen covers a wide range of topics related to Indiana's government and elections at both the local and state level. The website lists Campaign Finance, Criminal Justice, Environment, Higher Education, Racial Justice, State Budget, Courts, Energy, Health Care, K-12 Education, Redistricting/Gerrymandering as some of the topics included in their coverage. Kevin Morgan, a former reporter and editor at The Indianapolis Star, is listed as the Editor in Chief with contributions also coming from thestatehousefile.com and other local journalists.

Redistricting
In September of 2021, The Indiana Citizen played a leading role in the news coverage following Indiana's redistricting process. During this time, the website launched their Redistricting Resource Center and Co-Founder Bill Moreau made appearances on a number of local Indiana TV and radio programs to discuss redistricting and gerrymandering. On September 15th, they hosted a redistricting town hall on the issue alongside The Indianapolis Recorder, organized with assistance from the Hoosier State Press Association.

Civic Education
The Indiana Citizen offers a large archive of public, non partisan information relating to Indiana's government. This includes a directory of Indiana's elected representatives where readers can access candidate profiles populated by public data such as party affiliation, voting records, campaign contributors and district information.

Code of Ethics
The Indiana Citizen follows the Code of Ethics adopted and periodically updated by the Society of Professional Journalists.