Journalism that reports solutions,
not problems.
The mission of The Philadelphia Citizen is twofold: to provide deeply reported journalism that emphasizes solutions to advance our region and to actively reignite citizenship in and around Philadelphia. Recognizing that media that chronicles only what’s wrong without considering how to address underlying issues is only doing half a job, The Citizen provides not just facts, but context and remedies. By promoting and supporting Philadelphia’s positive change agents and taking to task the business-as-usual crowd, The Citizen underscores the role that each of us can play in charting Philadelphia’s way forward.
The Philadelphia Citizen offers straightforward prescriptions for ordinary Philadelphians to become more active participants in the life of their city, serving as a one stop shop for civic engagement. In addition to its regularly published web-based content, since 2014, The Citizen has curated a Philadelphia-focused symposium series featuring established and emerging thought-leaders interacting with a young, diverse, ultra-engaged audience.
What happened. What it means. What you can do about it.
The Philadelphia Citizen Events
The Citizen events are not marketing endeavor to push a brand; they are content in and of themselves. They offer Philadelphians the opportunity to participate in a distinctly old-school type of social networking through real time, face to face conversations with the politicians, newsmakers and policy experts who make a direct impact on the region’s quality of life.
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The Citizen Updates: DuckDuckGo
DuckDuckGo has been having a busy month: First, on March 13th, its founder Gabriel Weinberg testified before Congress, urging them to pass legislation that would limit tech companies’ ability to track users data—something his company has never done. “In many ways, I come to you from the future,” Weinberg said. “Our privacy policy is straightforward … Continue reading The Citizen Updates: DuckDuckGo
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The Coffee Can Has Spoken
Philadelphia’s crowded 2019 primary for City Council At-Large passed a key milestone yesterday with the drawing of ballot positions, leading to some big surprises that could impact the primary results on May 21st. Here’s a graphic from Commissioner Al Schmidt’s office showing where each of the 34 candidates landed: There are a few important things … Continue reading The Coffee Can Has Spoken
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Do Something: Give A Little Love to Your Parks
Every Monday we round up a handful of ways to get involved throughout the week to make your city better and have fun doing it. Have ideas for upcoming events? Email us tips. Now get out and do something!
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