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Shannon Moretz: Why my rural community needs a new community news site

Shannon Moretz: Why my rural community needs a new community news site

by Shannon Moretz | Jan 5, 2026 | Beacon Voices, Local Politics, News Media, North Carolina, Reclaiming Rural, Shannon Moretz

Many rural counties across North Carolina have suffered a loss in the quantity and quality of community news. In Caswell County, Shannon Moretz is working to change that.

Democracy does, in fact, die in darkness

by Jeremy Borden | Oct 27, 2025 | History, Local Politics, News Media, North Carolina

The end of an era at the Washington Post marks a turning point for media’s role in strengthening our democracy in North Carolina and beyond.

This crisis is also an opportunity

This crisis is also an opportunity

by Briana Brough | Aug 27, 2025 | News Media, North Carolina

In North Carolina, we are organizing the trusted messengers we need to preserve democracy one storyteller and community at a time.

Sam Grote: CNBC is wrong. North Carolina is not the No. 1 state for business

Sam Grote: CNBC is wrong. North Carolina is not the No. 1 state for business

by Beacon Media | Aug 22, 2025 | Business, News Media, North Carolina

Sam Grote asks why North Carolina politicians from both parties cater to a ranking built on political ideology instead of real results for our state’s businesses and residents?

Rose Hoban: Considering Artificial Intelligence for local news reporting

Rose Hoban: Considering Artificial Intelligence for local news reporting

by Rose Hoban | Jul 12, 2025 | Beacon Voices, News Media, North Carolina Community, Rose Hoban, Technology

The Editor-in-Chief at the local newsroom N.C. Health News considers the ethical use of AI in a local newsroom — and finds AI won’t soon replace humans in many respects.

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