SeeGov Backstage Help

Backstage helps you find the news in local government meetings and turn the moments that matter into video people can watch and share.

You can use it in two natural ways:

1. Find News. Search meetings, scan agenda items and moment-by-moment notes, verify what happened in the video, and work with the transcript.
2. Create Video Highlights. When you find something worth sharing, select it, add context, choose a format, and generate a video—with full control over whether anything is published or posted.

Everyone with Backstage access can start creating. The first time you do, SeeGov briefly asks you to complete your creator profile and acknowledge the Creator Guidelines. That is setup, not a request for another level of access.

Where to begin

• New to Backstage? Start with Your first visit.
• Managing your coverage list or learning the general controls? Go to Using Backstage.
• Looking for a meeting? Go to Find a meeting.
• Found a moment worth sharing? Go to Create Video Highlights.
• Want to try the workflow privately? Follow Create without publishing or posting.

SeeGov is a small nonprofit working to expand thoughtful participation in democracy. We built this help center for journalists, civic creators, and people in advocacy organizations doing the daily work of helping communities understand their governments.

If something here is unclear—or SeeGov itself could work better—email Alex at [e-mail]. Your feedback shapes what we build.