United by a shared commitment to the power of storytelling, the collaborative brings together journalists, news organizations and community institutions to create a more informed and engaged Charlotte.
Past members and project partners have included BOOM Charlotte, Carolina Public Press, Free Press and Queen City Zine Fest.
Today’s announcement marks a new chapter for the CJC, reaffirming our commitment to strengthening local journalism, civic engagement and journalism education as an initiative of Queens University.
When residents in Mecklenburg County said they needed clearer, more trustworthy information about how local decisions are made, partners in the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative identified City Bureau’s Documenters Network as a natural addition to the region’s news ecosystem.
Navigating the impact of policy and funding changes in Charlotte
Today’s announcement marks a new chapter for the CJC, reaffirming our commitment to strengthening local journalism, civic engagement and journalism education as an initiative of Queens University.
When residents in Mecklenburg County said they needed clearer, more trustworthy information about how local decisions are made, partners in the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative identified City Bureau’s Documenters Network as a natural addition to the region’s news ecosystem.
We want to hear from you about the challenges you’re facing in 2026. How are federal policy or funding changes impacting your life and community?
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Held in May each year, the Summit creates an opportunity to go beyond the story. What happens if we come together to workshop solutions and share what we’ve learned across organizations?
Held in May each year, the Summit creates an opportunity to go beyond the story. What happens if we come together to workshop solutions and share what we’ve learned across organizations?
Shifting Ground is a reporting project from the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative. The series explores how federal policy and funding changes are impacting Charlotte residents, neighborhoods, and organizations — and how communities are responding.
Five years after the first reported cases of COVID-19 in Mecklenburg County, Charlotte stands as a city transformed. Through shared storytelling, data, and reflections, we examine how the echoes of COVID continue to shape Charlotte’s present and future.
A one-stop location for election and democracy coverage from the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative partners.
To support new mediums of distributing news and information about critical issues in the Charlotte community, the CJC is partnering with Queen City Zine Fest and local artists to create a series of zines about affordable housing, youth violence prevention, local government and journalism.
Motels are being turned into one solution for Charlotte’s affordable housing problem
The Charlotte Journalism Collaborative (CJC) launched in 2019 with a focus on solutions to the affordable housing crisis. From rent control to housing fundraisers, communities are trying to come up with solutions — wanting to make sure everyone can afford to have a roof over their heads.
How Charlotte can learn from other cities, while creating opportunities for innovative housing ideas here locally
A group of news outlets in Charlotte is trying out a new way to present the news — in the form of a comic book or graphic novel. The Charlotte Journalism Collaborative is
Charlotte’s history of affordable housing includes broken promises and empty gestures. Now that the city’s chronic shortage has become a crisis, leaders are responding with unprecedented resources. Will this time be different?
From virtual events to in-person gatherings, the CJC encourages greater connection between reporters and Charlotte residents.
Get our Weekly Roundup of select stories from the CJC partners on the affordable housing crisis and solutions to address the problem.
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Are you or your newsroom interested in supporting collaborative journalism in Charlotte? Are you a nonprofit working in one of our focus areas? Contact us to learn how you can partner with the CJC.
“Steal this Idea!” is a monthly feature from the Collaborative Journalism Resource Hub at Montclair University where they share “great and successful ideas from journalism collaboratives.” Last year, the CJC launched a media training for faculty researchers in partnership with the UNC Charlotte Urban Institute. Reporters from CJC newsrooms, the Knight School of Communication at Queens University and community freelancers joined us as we paired up with Gambrell Faculty Fellows for a half-day interactive program designed to help connect their work with resident stories.
The CJC works with local artists to support new mediums of distributing news and information.
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