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Documenter Jacinda Cason says one reason the Documenters program is so valuable is because it would be impossible for one person to attend all the meetings Documenters cover.
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Jacinda Cason is the field director of Michigan Voices. She’s also a Detroit Documenter, who has been taking notes and live-tweeting public meetings since 2018, making the information more widely available to the public and to newsrooms across Detroit. She joined WDET’s Nargis Rahman to talk about her experiences as a Documenter.
The Chicago native says she joined the program as someone who was already interested in attending meetings as a community member. She was drawn to being able to share what she learned with others on Documenters.org, while also getting paid for attending meetings.