In the Fall of 2024, the NC Local News Workshop kicked off a nine-month-long coaching and mentorship initiative for a dozen Report for America corps members reporting in newsrooms across the state. We’re excited about this group of talented journalists…
By Catherine Komp, Engagement Director When Triad City Beat announced late last month that the time had come to shut down, readers weighed in on the role this scrappy news outlet played in the community: This is very sad news…
By Catherine Komp, Engagement Director Last summer, Corinne Saunders was feeling good. The Outer Banks native and longtime reporter had just gotten word that she was a finalist for two North Carolina Press Association awards, including for a story she…
By Catherine Komp, Engagement Director Moving to a new city and state is always a whirlwind, and for journalists, there are unique challenges. Where do you begin with getting to know your new community? What history and context do you…
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, 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 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 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 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 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…