Time and again, 2025 reminded us just how many roles North Carolina’s ecosystem of local reporters, journalists, storytellers, and organizers play in keeping people safe, healthy, and informed.
Today’s announcement marks a new chapter for the CJC, reaffirming our commitment to strengthening local journalism, civic engagement and journalism
When residents in Mecklenburg County said they needed clearer, more trustworthy information about how local decisions are made, partners in
Throughout the year, the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University tracks journalism collaborations in its database, on the collaborative journalism website, and through its newsletter.
Held in May each year, the CJC Local News Impact Summit brings together housing advocates, nonprofit organizations, city and county
Like many Americans, Stephany Zamora was shocked when, on Jan. 6, 2021, an angry mob overran the U.S. Capitol in
Today’s announcement marks a new chapter for the CJC, reaffirming our commitment to strengthening local journalism, civic engagement and journalism
When residents in Mecklenburg County said they needed clearer, more trustworthy information about how local decisions are made, partners in
Last week, the partners of the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative attended the 2026 Knight Media Forum in Miami. A huge thank
Since its founding in 2019, the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative (CJC) has realized we can do more together than any one
Held in May each year, the CJC Local News Impact Summit brings together housing advocates, nonprofit organizations, city and county
Launched in 2019, the CJC was one of early collaborative projects launched by Solutions Journalism Network with funding from the Knight Foundation.
“Solutions journalism investigates and explains, in a critical and clear-eyed way, how people try to solve widely shared problems. While journalists usually define news as “what’s gone wrong,” solutions journalism tries to expand that definition: Responses to problems are also newsworthy. By adding rigorous coverage of solutions, journalists can tell the whole story.”
By Eric Frederick, NC Local Newsletter Editor, May 23, 2023
Charlotte Journalism Collaborative January 2023 Impact Report
By Melba Newsome, August 23, 2022
The role of collaborative scaffolding and soultions journalism in changing local media ecosystems.
By Caroline Porter and Elizabeth Hensen Shapiro, May 18, 2022
As the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative finished its second year in the Local Media Project, members laid out an ambitious strategic plan.
These recipes have yielded such delightful results in Charlotte.
Published March 15, 2019 by Knight Foundation
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