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. …
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Nonprofits across North Carolina reported $82 billion in revenue on their most recent tax filings, according to ProPublica’s Nonprofit Explorer. If nonprofits were classified as a sector, they’d be in the top five…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Medill’s Local News Initiative at Northwestern University describes their annual State of Local News report as an “MRI” of the health of local news and it’s long been a go-to resource to understand…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Brooklyn Brown has early memories of being featured in the Cherokee One Feather for her birthday or making the honor roll. Her grandma was an avid reader of the weekly paper covering the Eastern Band…
By Catherine Komp, NC Local Newsletter Editor Many local news outlets have covered the digital divide, the need for better broadband access and the federal and state dollars going to connect homes and businesses to high speed internet. But what…
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…
