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 Gabriela Rivas-De Leon, NC Local News Workshop Intern Interning at the NC Local News Workshop has been one of the most impactful experiences I’ve had as a young professional. Writing articles for our newsletter and blog has taken me…
By Eric Frederick, NC Local Newsletter Editor Of all things certain, you can depend on this: The media business hasn’t seen the last of Ted Williams. Williams’ passion for building businesses, and his success as a news entrepreneur in Charlotte,…
By Eric Frederick, NC Local Newsletter Editor Triad City Beat, a 9-year-old free news source based in Greensboro, is broadening its mission — while holding tight to its sensibilities as a feisty urban alt-weekly. TCB, which appears weekly in print…
Meredith Clark, associate professor at Northeastern University, and Tracie Powell, CEO and founder of The Pivot Fund, closed the 2023 NC News & Information with a keynote presentation based on their research examining the connections between race, journalism philanthropy and the…