BridgeDetroit is happy to make its original journalism available for republication by approved news outlets under Creative Commons license, so long as you follow our republishing guidelines, which are designed to protect our work and ensure proper attribution. 

If you have questions, email republishing@bridgedetroit.com.

Republishing Guidelines

Only content (text, photos, videos, graphics) produced by/for BridgeDetroit is eligible for republication. From time to time, BridgeDetroit publishes content provided by other newsrooms as part of exclusive partnerships. Stories written by third-party partners are not available for republishing, unlike regular BridgeDetroit stories. Stories noting the work originally published elsewhere (such as AP, Capitol News Service, etc.) are subject to republication rights imposed by those publications.

You can also use the “Republish” button at the top of an article to easily access its HTML code with the proper credits and attributions.

Crediting BridgeDetroit and the Author:

  • You must credit bylined reporters by publishing the author’s name using a format like: “Author Name, BridgeDetroit”
  • You must prominently credit BridgeDetroit as the original source. At the top of the story text, you must include a line stating:
    • If published online: “This story was originally published by BridgeDetroit (bridgedetroit.com), a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. To get regular coverage from BridgeDetroit, sign up for a free BridgeDetroit newsletter here (bridgedetroit.com/subscribe).” 
    • If published in print: “This story was originally published by BridgeDetroit, a nonprofit and nonpartisan news organization. Visit the newsroom online: bridgedetroit.com.”
  • You must include our logo crediting BridgeDetroit available for download here.

Internal Links:

You must include all internal links associated with the story you republish.

Changes to the Story:

  • All stories must run in their entirety unless otherwise noted or agreed upon after discussion with BridgeDetroit.
  • You cannot edit our material, except to reflect relative changes in time, location, and editorial style (e.g., changing “today” to “yesterday,” or adapting location references).
  • If you make more significant changes, such as shortening a story or adding local context, you must include a note like: “This story has been edited for length” or “Additional reporting by [Your Publication]”.

Photos, Graphics, Multimedia:

  • Photos and illustrations by BridgeDetroit staff or shown as “for BridgeDetroit” may only be republished alongside the stories in which they originally appeared. For any other uses, please contact us for approval at republishing@bridgedetroit.com.
  • Photos credited to third-party partners are not available for republishing, unlike photos credited to BridgeDetroit. Photos noting a third-party credit (such as AP, Shutterstock, Capitol News Service, etc.) are subject to republication rights imposed by those publications.
  • You can publish our multimedia pieces with the stories with which they originally appeared. For any other uses, you must seek permission from republishing@bridgedetroit.com. 
  • If you want to run a photo, graphic or multimedia piece separate from the story in which it originally appeared, you must seek permission. Please contact republishing@bridgedetroit.com for any questions about publishing photos, graphics or multimedia pieces.

Wholesale/Automated Republishing:

You may select articles to be republished individually, You may not republish our work wholesale or automatically.

Monetizing Our Stories:

  • If you have a paywall, do not place our content behind that paywall.
  • You may not sell ads directly against one of our stories, though you can place our stories on pages with ads.
  • You may not syndicate our stories, including publishing our work on platforms and apps like Apple News or Google News. BridgeDetroit understands that publishers cannot fully control when certain third parties automatically summarize or crawl content from publishers’ own sites.
  • You may not state or imply that donations to your organization support BridgeDetroit.
  • You may not use our work to populate a website designed to improve rankings on search engines or solely to gain revenue from network-based advertisements.

Social Media:

If you share our stories on social media, you must include attribution to BridgeDetroit’s social media accounts: 

  • Facebook @bridgedetroit
  • X @BridgeDet313
  • BlueSky @bridgedet313
  • Instagram @bridgedetroit

BridgeDetroit welcomes republication of Instagram posts so long as you provide attribution to @bridgedetroit. We ask that you use Instagram’s official Collaborator feature to ensure proper attribution and collaboration. Before posting, invite @bridgedetroit as a collaborator on your post. Once BridgeDetroit accepts the collaboration, the post may go live and both accounts will be credited as creators of the post.

Request to Take Down Content:

If we request that you remove our content from your site for any reason, you must agree to do so immediately. Your website must include an easy way to reach you.

Canonical Links:

If you publish online, include the BridgeDetroit URL of the story as the value of the canonical tag in the metadata (<head>) of your republished story. See here for more information about canonical metadata and how to use it. 

Translation:

BridgeDetroit does not generally permit translation of stories without prior approval. For prior approval, please contact republishing@bridgedetroit.com.

Contact Information:

All questions related to this Republication Policy should be directed to republishing@bridgedetroit.com.