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…
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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…