By Catherine Komp, Newsletter Editor In a new three part series, Out of Sight, WUNC’s Jason deBruyn examines North Carolina’s psychiatric residential treatment facilities or PRTFs. More than 1100 children were enrolled in these facilities in 2023. Kids in the…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Six years ago, award-winning journalist and news leader Melanie Sill saw a gap that needed to be filled in the news and information ecosystem: In NC, and nationally, local news is under tremendous…
By Catherine Komp, Newsletter Editor In a reflection on last week’s Knight Media Forum, S. Mitra Kalita shared highlights from the opening panel about “Empowering Local Journalism.” “Execution is not our problem; it’s the absolute reinvention of what news actually…
By Catherine Komp Newsletter Editor Last year, Charlotte Ledger Executive Editor Tony Mecia was approached by someone in the community with an interesting proposal: did he want to collaborate on a voter guide? Sucharita Kodali spent her days as a…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Last year, community-engaged journalism expert jesikah maria ross and Hearken CEO Jennifer Brandel brought together more than 30 people over six months to dig deep into the concept of care in journalism. Participants…
By Catherine Komp, Newsletter Editor From gentrification and affordability, to evictions and displacement, housing is a big topic across North Carolina. One strategy some localities are pursuing is “motel conversions,” seen as a faster, cheaper way to get permanent supportive…
By Catherine Komp Newsletter Editor Many of you know the feeling: you spend weeks or months on a story, building trust with sources, pouring over documents and polishing revisions. You publish an exclusive and it gets a lot of attention…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor The US score on the 2023 World Press Freedom Index was 72, the lowest it’s been in a decade. While safer than many countries, last year saw the killing of Spectrum News Reporter…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor It’s been another defining year for the North Carolina news and information ecosystem. From Murphy to Manteo, the efforts of journalists, civic information advocates, open government champions, technologists, audience teams, educators, researchers, funders…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor During the racial justice protests of 2020, many news organizations pledged to do better — in their coverage and sourcing, in culture and policies and in engaging with and serving audiences of color. …
