Check out the full NC Local newsletter from October 12 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. Author’s note: Special thanks…
Journalism in the public interest has become more challenging in the past few years for several reasons. The two main ones: Cash-strapped newsrooms often can’t afford the legal help they need to do meaningful investigative and accountability reporting, and a culture of government secrecy is growing.
Check out the full NC Local newsletter from October 5 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 Gabriela Rivas-De Leon, NC Local News Workshop Intern…
Check out the full NC Local newsletter from September 21 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 Local Newsletter Editor Like you, I…
Check out the full NC Local newsletter from September 14 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 Gabriela Rivas-De Leon, NC Local News Workshop Intern Democracy, defined…
Check out the full NC Local newsletter from September 7 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 Local Newsletter Editor Welcome back…
Check out the full NC Local newsletter from August 17 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 Local Newsletter Editor We spent some…
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…