Q&A with media sociology researcher, Patrick Ferrucci
“Everybody changes and nobody’s really thought about, well, OK, maybe certain places can afford this, but a lot of places can’t. We romanticize change without really knowing if it actually matters.”
New fellowship program creates early career opportunities, strengthens local publications and fills news void in the Triangle
The fellowship partnership will help build a pipeline for early career journalists while filling news gaps in the Triangle with INDY’s strengthened reporting power.
Breaking with Brett Jensen: The dangers facing print media
Erica Perel, CISLM Director, spoke about how concerned people should be about the future of (especially local) journalism + why it is important for young journalists to be flexible and creative as they enter the industry.
Q&A with Australian local news researcher, Kristy Hess
“There’s no one big solution for every country on the globe — it’s always quite context specific. Nonetheless, we can learn from each other.”
Q&A with local news researcher, Andrea Lorenz
“I think it’s exciting when people in their own community look around and wonder if they could have a better local news system than what they have and try to do something about that.”
The Carolinas’ LGBTQ+ news source reflects on challenges, successes over its 37-year history
“It’s important for our community to have its own space, its own voice and to be able to tell our own stories.”
Local journalism’s burnout crisis is unsustainable
“It’s probably not surprising to a lot of people in the field, but it definitely should be something that’s dealt with and not thought of as OK,” said Elizabeth Thompson, CISLM local news researcher and the survey’s lead.
Q&A with Canadian local news researcher, April Lindgren
“We’re looking at concerns and issues that have been highlighted (in local news and local news models ) so that we can perhaps avoid making those same mistakes as well here.”
How work redesign can help local newsrooms combat burnout
The solutions to tackling burnout can be approached in two ways — operationally, which has a systemic impact but often requires more time and agency, and personally, in which journalists manage their response to stressful situations.
Q&A with rural news researcher, Gregory Perreault
“So, I would hope that one of the things the local journalists can take from this research is a sense that they are doing something distinctive and invaluable to their community that would otherwise not exist.”
WHQR follows WFAE’s lead to become second unionized public radio station in the Carolinas
On May 15, the staff of Wilmington-based WHQR followed the lead of colleagues at WFAE to become the second NPR member station in North Carolina to express interest in forming a union.
Navigating burnout as a journalist
Following more than a decade of layoffs and consolidation in the local news industry, 70% of journalists have experienced work-related burnout, according to a new survey from the Center for Innovation and Sustainability in Local Media.