By Shannan Bowen, Executive Director A text from my sister-in-law over the weekend hit home in a professional sense: “We’ve tried to shield them from the news lately.” She was talking about her young kids, who are biracial and have…
By Melody Joy Kramer, NC Local News Workshop Helen Hub project manager I’m a librarian and journalist, and I’ve long been interested in how and where people get information from non-traditional news sources, whether that’s a Discord server or a…
By Catherine Komp, Engagement Director Each day since Tropical Storm Helene, Michelle Fisher has gotten up at dawn and worked past dark to take care of the community at Camelot Senior Mobile Home Park in South Asheville. The residents here,…
By Catherine Komp, Engagement Director A steady stream of locals, travelers and emergency personnel fill the parking lot of Waffle House in South Asheville. The familiar golden yellow lights have continued to glow, and jump teams from Raleigh, Atlanta 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 Eric Frederick, NC Local Newsletter Editor Four years ago, the Solutions Journalism Network started the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative to help connect area residents and journalists in examining solutions to community challenges. The new partners chose to tackle the shortage…
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…
Check out the full NC Local newsletter from September 28 for more from the Workshop, including industry news, job postings and shout-outs to journalists statewide. Sign up to get NC Local in your inbox every Wednesday. By Eric Frederick, NC…