By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Who in state government is a champion of transparency and who has something to hide? We may learn those answers following last week’s 11th hour insertion of provisions in the state budget bill…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Paul Hunton says one of the greatest surprises about his first year as president and general manager of WUNC is the job “came as advertised.” “What the search committee had talked about and…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Editor When Paola Jaramillo and Walter Gómez launched Enlace Latino NC in 2018, they had extensive resumes in journalism and a $75,000 grant from the NC Local News Lab Fund. They also had a strong…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Record-breaking heat. Drought. Heavy rainfall. Floods. Wildfires. Smoke that stretches from Canada to North Carolina. Summer 2023 has kept meteorologists and reporters busy and increasingly, they’re finding ways to communicate the weather-climate connection…
Applying for jobs in journalism can feel like an isolating, demoralizing experience. Lack of salary info, unclear timelines, lengthy application materials and ghosting can all zap candidates’ optimism about this industry. Hiring for new positions can also be challenging, especially…
By Catherine Komp, NCLocal Editor In North Carolina, 1 in 3 adults, or nearly 2.5 million people live with a disability — higher than the national average of 1 in 4. “I think that in any sort of beat there…
By Catherine Komp NC Local Editor When the Chatham News + Record owners announced on May 8 that they sold the paper and its other products to North State Media, the new leadership said readers could “expect to see expanded…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Editor Journalist Sara Pequeño is lining up a new chapter, a “radical experiment in fun.” After spending 25 years in North Carolina, most of it in rural Mount Airy, Pequeño is ready for something completely…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local editor “Some [LGBTQ] papers have gone all digital, some papers have closed, I think it’s a testament to our staff and the readership that want the paper, that we’re still here. ‘Cause it has been…
By Eric Frederick, NC Local newsletter editor I got to talk the other day with Bill Horner III as he adjusted to his new life without the Chatham News + Record — which he and his partners, Kirk Bradley and…
