The News Reporter of Whiteville, North Carolina is one of those iconic southern newspapers. Founded in 1896, the paper has a long history of serving rural Columbus County, including winning…
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384. Memes, manifestos and 4chan — making sense of a toxic online culture
Dale Beran first heard about 4chan around 2005, when he began seeing referrals from the website to a first-generation web comic he was working on. Later, he encountered some of…
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#383 Public good vs private enterprise: sustainability in local news
Should readers pay for local news as a private enterprise or should local news be subsidized with government funding? News sustainability experts pondered this question Monday during a policy discussion…
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#382 Diverse newsrooms can act as fact-checking resources
It’s not all high-profile meetings and running through airports for reporters who work internationally. They need on-the-ground help to find a place to stay, a reliable translator if they don’t…
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#381 Journalism, anxiety and video therapy
It’s not exactly a chicken-and-egg question, but it’s one Anna Mortimer has thought about quite a bit. Does working in journalism cause anxiety, or do people who have higher-than-average levels…
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#380 Lacuna Voices will be home to stories that deserve an audience
As both a staff writer and a freelancer, Punteha van Terheyden has been sharing “true life” stories of real people for many years. But last summer, she had a week…
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#379 New book reveals the Tools for Podcasting
When you started your career being compared to Mary Tyler Moore in Minneapolis, it’s pretty much guaranteed your future will be promising and feature more than a few twists and…
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#378 Podcast shares stories of DC’s music scene
Sean Gotkin remembers the last time the DC music scene was as vibrant, connected and supportive as it is now. He grew up listening to bands like Fugazi and seeing…
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#377 Get rid of your ego and be an empathetic journalist
Reporters know well the frustration of going out to report a story, with a clear idea in mind of what’s going on, only to find their interviews don’t support their…
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Better News: Post & Courier uncovers new revenue with mini-publisher model
The Post & Courier of Charleston, South Carolina was in dire straights. Its traditional revenue streams — print advertising and circulation — were in decline and the newspaper needed to…
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