La Tortilla may be the only newsletter of its kind in North Carolina — an important part of Enlace Latino NC’s mission to deliver powerful journalism to Latinx communities across NC.
Author: Sarah Vassello (page 3)
How Enlace Latino NC and Southerly partnered to cover the rural Latino community
By Brianna Atkinson The partnership between Enlace Latino NC and Southerly started at the community college in rural Robeson County in early 2020. In that room, the two news organizations hosted a listening session with the Latino community of southeastern…
Q&A with Justin Smith, incoming publisher of The News Reporter
The News Reporter in Whiteville, North Carolina is a legacy newspaper that punches above its weight. After covering the rise of the Klu Klux Klan, the paper won one of the first Pulitzer Prizes for Public Service in 1953. The…
NC family with local news legacy wins Tom and Pat Gish Award
The award is an honor given to leaders with significant accomplishments in independent news — and was spurred based on former Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media Director Penny Muse Abernathy’s recommendation of The News Reporter.
Preston Fore tackles growing support for local news
In a media climate where journalists, academics, civic leaders, students and more are quickly understanding and prioritizing a need for support in local news, rising junior Preston Fore may have a better understanding of the landscape than most college students.…
How Chatham News + Record started reporting in Spanish
By Brianna Atkinson Last year, when the coronavirus pandemic arrived in central North Carolina’s Chatham County, it hit the county’s Hispanic population the hardest. This inspired the team at The Chatham News + Record to create La Voz, a section…
Brianna Atkinson brings passion for local news to CISLM team
As a rising junior, Brianna Atkinson has considered what her dream job may look like. It isn’t a reporting gig at the Washington Post or The New York Times — it’s to become a local news reporter in her home…
Sarah Vassello joins CISLM as program coordinator
Sarah Vassello has always loved local news. After working at The Daily Tar Heel as a UNC student, she was especially inspired while giving a voice to her community. Now, after serving in a variety of journalist roles, she is returning to Chapel Hill to join…
Two UNC-Knight Table Stakes coaches create Anti-Racist Table Stakes framework
“You can’t move “to” if you don’t know where you’re starting “from,” and for most news organizations, their current reality, “from” is participation in community harm, neglect, or both.” — Cierra Hinton and Lizzy Hazeltine, from their Anti-Racist Table Stakes…