From meeting room to your inbox
Town government produces more public record than any journalist can cover alone — hundreds of board and committee meetings each year, each with agendas, packets, and video. Townbrief closes that gap. We record every public meeting, transcribe it locally, and generate AP-style articles and deep reads that a human editor reviews before publication.
The result is more coverage, faster — at a fraction of traditional newsroom cost — without sacrificing accuracy or the civic accountability that local journalism exists to provide.
Word-for-word transcripts
Audio is transcribed locally — on-site GPU, LAN, and remote workers — with full SRT timecodes. No third-party data sharing.
Articles grounded in documents
Agendas, packets, and minutes from town portals are fetched and used to verify article content before it goes to the editor.
Deep reads, not just briefs
Every meeting produces an AP-style article and a structured deep read (1,500–3,000 words) that follows the transcript section by section.
Weekly real estate roundups
AP-style property sales coverage for 402 MA towns, weekly — drawn from Registry of Deeds deed recordings.
Events calendar, daily
A rolling 60-day public-events calendar for 7 towns, pulled from town RSS feeds, the Arts Council, and the Library.
Townbrief uses AI to transcribe and draft coverage at scale. A human editor reviews every piece before it publishes.
Full meeting coverage
Select Board, Planning Board, Finance Committee, School Committee, Conservation, ZBA — every committee that meets, covered.
Deep reads, not just briefs
Every meeting produces an AP-style article plus a 1,500–3,000 word deep read that follows the discussion section by section.
Daily news roundup
A morning email with the day's local news — town announcements, police/fire, school updates, and community events.
Weekly real estate
Property sales roundups from the Registry of Deeds — who bought what, for how much, every week.
Massachusetts — 14 counties, 351 towns
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