Votebeat has a new look — and a public health sister site

Welcome to Votebeat’s new website!

If you’re a regular reader, you might have noticed that things are looking a little different here. Nothing about our stories or functionality of the site has changed, but we’ve got a new look that we hope you appreciate: simple, modern, and proudly showcasing the journalism you know and value.

Our new color palette is aimed at bringing visual energy and eye-catching urgency to our pages, wherever readers may see them out in the world. You’ll notice the rebranding on our newsletters, social media accounts, and online news platforms too.

Votebeat’s makeover also brings a consistent visual identity across the news orgs under the Civic News Company brand and coincides with the launch of a new sibling site. Meet Healthbeat , officially launching today to cover public health.

Healthbeat reporters will be digging into issues that shape our collective well-being, from infectious diseases to air and water quality and food safety. And they will be bringing the Votebeat (and Chalkbeat) model of national and local reporting to bear on public health at a time when it’s badly needed. Healthbeat will start with bureaus in New York City and Atlanta as well as national reporting in partnership with the great folks over at KFF Health News.

I hope you will check them out, starting with editor in chief Charlene Pacenti’s introduction to Healthbeat’s work . You can also sign up for Healthbeat’s newsletters here .

— Chad Lorenz