Connecting, Convening & Capacity Building

The NC Local News Workshop connects, convenes, and builds capacity for people and organizations advancing transformative approaches to journalism and civic information as a public service for all North Carolina residents.

Annual Statewide Summit

Join the Workshop and the NC Open Government Coalition for its annual statewide news and information summit in March.

Media Equity

Our NC Media Equity Project helps news organizations tackle diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives, from internal policies to content strategy to leadership development.

Community Listening

Our research helps newsrooms learn more about the news and information needs of communities across our state.

Our Mission

Connect

To join others across the ecosystem of local news and information, through the NC Local weekly email newsletter and by facilitating partnerships, networking, and collaboration.

Convene

To support journalistic quality, inclusiveness, problem-solving, innovation, and professional dialogue.

Build

To build capacity through resource links and connections, coaching, and assistance for organizations tackling individual or collective challenges.

Ecosystem News

Learn more about what’s happening at the Workshop, including industry news, features on journalists throughout the state and more.

Inside WUNC’s ‘Out of Sight’ series and how to localize it
03Apr

Inside WUNC’s ‘Out of Sight’ series and how to localize it

By Catherine Komp,  Newsletter Editor In a new three part series, Out of Sight, WUNC’s Jason deBruyn examines North Carolina’s  psychiatric residential treatment facilities or PRTFs. More than 1100 children were enrolled in these facilities in 2023. Kids in the foster care system make up more than 50% of that number. Because in-state PRTFs are […]

NC Local News Workshop founder Melanie Sill to be inducted into NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame
06Mar

NC Local News Workshop founder Melanie Sill to be inducted into NC Media & Journalism Hall of Fame

By Catherine Komp,  NC Local Newsletter Editor Six years ago, award-winning journalist and news leader Melanie Sill saw a gap that needed to be filled in the news and information ecosystem:  In NC, and nationally, local news is under tremendous pressure, yet the story is still being written. Our state has a wealth of great […]

In Eastern NC, a trusted messenger redefines local news
28Feb

In Eastern NC, a trusted messenger redefines local news

By Catherine Komp, Newsletter Editor In a reflection on last week’s Knight Media Forum, S. Mitra Kalita shared highlights from the opening panel about “Empowering Local Journalism.”  “Execution is not our problem; it’s the absolute reinvention of what news actually is and what it means in people’s lives. Only then might we be valued in […]

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