It's official: the Center of Investigative Reporting and the Bay Citizen are merging. From the Bay Citizen:
The Bay Citizen will likely no longer cover breaking news or culture, as CIR leaders have said they see those as commodities that don’t fit the expanded organization’s core mission. CIR is also considering whether to continue providing coverage for The New York Times. The Bay Citizen’s reporting currently appears twice weekly in the Bay Area section of The Times.
CIR and KQED are content partners. Read the Press Release of the merger from CIR:


