This column highlights the 2022 Diversity Audit for NC Newsrooms, a partnership between the NC Local News Workshop and UNC’s Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media. You can view the full research report and analysis here. By Shannan…
By Fiona Morgan, Consultant to the Workshop Collaboration and connection were the major themes in a conversation about local news and information held just before Thanksgiving on the campus of Western Carolina University in a rural, mountainous part of…
By Gabriela Rivas-De Leon, NC Local News Workshop Intern I was recently navigating newsroom directories and noticed new titles that haven’t been commonplace over the past several years, especially here in North Carolina. You’ve still got your traditional beat…
By Shannan Bowen Executive Director, NC Local News Workshop We need more journalists and leaders of color in North Carolina newsrooms. This is not an opinion; it’s a fact that also applies beyond our state. I know that many editors…
Even in a sea of political news, local candidate surveys (and other coverage) stand out in races and campaigns that often get little attention or news coverage — if they’re done right, and if people can find them Low tech…
All readers in North Carolina who are looking for high-quality information should feel reflected, respected and represented by coverage in their area. But how do we measure progress towards this goal? There are national diversity surveys that seek to understand…
