Q&A with director of Washington Local News Ecosystem Project, Jennifer Henrichsen
“Critical information needs often go unmet when there’s a lack of local news or a decline in an outlet being able to provide significant coverage.”
Q&A with local news researcher, Tyler Nagel
“When an issue happens in the community without a newspaper it can be really challenging to provide unbiased information to the community.”
News & Observer uses “zine-making” to connect with college students during election season
In partnership with The Daily Tar Heel, the N&O hosted a “Make Your Own Zine” event at UNC on Oct. 25 to connect to young voters.
Q&A with Zach Metzger, State of Local News Project director
“The project is perhaps best known for news deserts — regions of the country with very limited access to original local news serving that community.”
Yanan Sun uses data science skills as Local News Researcher
A UNC ’22 graduate, Sun will use her technical background in data and storytelling skills to further local news research for the Center.
Triad-based paper hosts “reverse town halls” to center voters’ voices
Instead of voters asking candidates questions about their platforms and policies, Triad City Beat decided to ask voters what issues matter the most to them and why.
Q&A with Chelsea Reynolds, director of the Center for Culture & Inclusion in Media
“The center will also be partnering with community journalists from underrepresented groups to develop training programs and interventions for better coverage of these populations.”
UNC local news experts center strategic planning in student media workshop
Student newsroom teams from historically Black colleges and universities came together to attend the INDABA: Student Press Leadership and Innovation Conference.
Eight UNC-Knight Table Stakes newsrooms receive Press Forward grants
Eight independent news outlets that completed the UNC-Knight Table Stakes program received grants from the first round of the national Press Forward grants, according to the list of grantees announced by Press Forward.
Q&A with journalism burnout researcher, Amanda Siew
“I interviewed 25 Gen Z journalists, all between 18 (and) 27, and what I found was that burnout was a really, really big thing.”
Five reasons people leave — or stay in — local journalism
CISLM Research Director Jessica Mahone wrote a piece on why people leave or stay in journalism for the Canadian Journalism Forum on Violence and Trauma.
4 ideas to consider when using AI for local journalism
Generative AI is already in local newsrooms. CISLM Research Director Jessica Mahone led a discussion on how AI is reshaping journalism and how it is practiced.