Media Relations
The Department of Communications & Governmental Affairs supports the Mayor, City Commissioners, City Administration and City departments with media relations. The City of Fargo is committed to providing accurate information to the media in a timely manner. Every effort is made to meet media deadlines.
Members of the media with Police, Fire or City-related inquiries should use this contact form to receive the timeliest responses.
Contacting City Staff Members
Reporters who know the names, phone numbers and/or email addresses of the staff members they wish to interview may contact those individuals directly. A contact form allowing communication with each City department is also available.
Inquiries specific to the following departments can be made directly to these contacts:
Department | Media Contact | |
|---|---|---|
Fargo Cass Public Health | Holly Scott | |
Fargo Public Library | Melisa Duncan | |
FARGODOME | Sarah Dykema | |
MATBUS | Taaren Haak |
Are you a member of the media and want to receive City news releases?
Please send your contact information to CommsGA through this form to be added to The City of Fargo's media contacts distribution list.
An archive of The City of Fargo's news releases is available at FargoND.gov/NewsReleases.
Photos and Videography
If you are seeking Fargo photos or video footage for a specific story, please contact us here for more details.
Open Records Requests
North Dakota law states that all government records and meetings must be open to the public unless otherwise authorized by a specific law. The basic laws are found in the North Dakota Century Code, beginning at 44-04-17.1. Please reference the North Dakota Office of Attorney General Open Records Guide for more information.
For Fargo Police Department open records requests, please visit this page.
For all other open records requests, please use this form.
Separate Legal Political Subdivisions
The following organizations are separate legal political subdivisions and handle their own media inquiries.