About Bay News Media
Independent Journalism Across America’s Bays and Heartlands
Bay News Media is a decentralized, reader-powered network of regional investigative newsrooms. Each site stands on its own — covering the stories traditional outlets overlook — while sharing a unified mission:
Expose government failures, protect families, and bring transparency to institutions that affect everyday life.
Launched in New York and expanding nationwide, the Bay News Media Network delivers local reporting with national impact.
Our coverage spans judicial accountability, CPS and agency misconduct, family-court failures, law-enforcement oversight, political power struggles, and the lived experiences of ordinary citizens navigating systems that often work against them.
We are independent.
We are unbought.
We are unafraid.
Our Sister Sites
Bay News Media operates a growing network of regional newsrooms. Each site is editorially independent but shares reporting resources, investigative tools, and data projects across the network.
New York Bay News (NYBayNews.com)
The flagship newsroom covering New York City, Long Island, the Hudson Valley, upstate New York, New Jersey, and New England.
Focus areas: judicial misconduct, CPS failures, political accountability, major investigative projects.
Maryland Bay News (MDBayNews.com)
Covers Annapolis politics, statewide courts, CPS, custody cases, police oversight, and Maryland’s legislative landscape.
Known for its Annapolis Watch and Maryland Court Accountability Project reporting.
California Bay News (CABayNews.com)
Covers Los Angeles, San Diego, the Bay Area, Sacramento, and the Central Valley.
Focus: family-court reform, CPS and DCFS oversight, agency corruption, data transparency battles, and statewide political power structures.
Virginia Bay News (VABayNews.com)
Covers Northern Virginia, Richmond, Hampton Roads, and the growing data-center corridors.
Focus: land-use battles, judicial accountability, CPS failures, policing practices, and political investigations.
Florida Bay News (FLBayNews.com)
Covers Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Central Florida, Tampa Bay, and the Panhandle.
Focus: state politics, CPS and DCF issues, immigration policy conflicts, and law-enforcement oversight.
Texas Bay News (TXBayNews.com)
Covers Dallas–Fort Worth, Houston, San Antonio, Austin, and statewide political shifts.
Focus: redistricting, judicial elections, CPS/DFPS oversight, and high-impact legal investigations.
Wisconsin Bay News (WIBayNews.com)
The Midwest hub, covering Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Nebraska, and the Great Lakes region.
Focus: courts, public integrity, agriculture policy, regional security, ICE/jail cooperation cases, and political accountability.
What Unites the Bay News Media Network
1. Local First
Every newsroom focuses on local and regional stories missed by national outlets.
2. Investigative Rigor
Deep document analysis, FOIA/FOIL/CPRA requests, court monitoring, and data-backed reporting.
3. Independence
No corporate owners. No political bosses.
Funding comes from readers, small donors, and limited ethical advertising.
4. Advocacy-Informed Journalism
While remaining nonpartisan, our reporting centers the experiences of families, children, veterans, and individuals harmed by opaque institutions.
5. Shared Infrastructure
Tools, research, templates, and data projects are shared across the network — giving each site investigative muscle.
A National Network With a Local Soul
With each new Bay News site, we build a stronger coalition for transparency and reform — across family courts, CPS systems, police oversight, and political accountability.
Our aim is simple:
Give the public the truth, protect the vulnerable, and expose the powerful when they abuse their authority.
Across coasts, heartlands, and bays — we are Bay News Media.
Contact Bay News Media
General Inquiries: media@baynewsmedia.org
Network Partnerships: partnerships@baynewsmedia.org
Investigative Tips: tips@baynewsmedia.org
Advertising: ads@baynewsmedia.org
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