Robeson County and Scotland County and surrounding area residents: You're invited to share your views about local issues that matter to your community -- and tell news and information organizations how you want to be informed. Join the NC Local News Workshop, Carolina Public Press, the Border Belt Independent and UNC's Carolina Demography for a community conversation about local issues and news and information.
We'll share a light dinner at 6pm and watch a short presentation about how demographics in the Border Belt area of NC are changing. Then you'll be introduced to journalists who want to hear directly from you. We'll break into groups to discuss:
- Local issues that are important to you and your communities
- How you find out information, and the sources you trust
- What kinds of news and information would help residents work toward solutions
- How challenges accessing the internet, and other economic factors, affect your ability to access information you need.
This isn’t a panel discussion. It’s a conversation where everyone will have a chance to be heard.
This event will not be recorded or broadcast, but event organizers will share what we hear from you with news and information organizations, so they can better serve and engage with your communities.
The event is free, and dinner is on us! But please register by Aug. 26 so we can ensure we have enough space and food for everyone.
About the organizers:
The NC Local News Workshop, based at Elon University, helps local news organizations strengthen their service to their communities. We help news and information organizations connect with each other and solve challenges together. Learn more.
Carolina Demography, based at the Carolina Population Center at UNC-Chapel Hill, has decades of experience making population estimates and forecasts, analyzing population-level and economic trends, and communicating that data back out into the world in a way that’s easy to understand and act upon. Our work informs decision-making, evaluation, and policy across North Carolina, where we serve organizations and people in all 100 counties. Learn more and access our data for free at ncdemography.org
Carolina Public Press is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization covering investigative stories across North Carolina. We are devoted to providing context for local, state and national news stories, and how they pertain to NC residents. Our news is free and accessible online at carolinapublicpress.org.
The Border Belt Independent is an online, nonprofit news organization that publishes in-depth stories examining issues in Bladen, Columbus, Robeson and Scotland counties. Our news is free and accessible online at borderbelt.org
Questions? Please reach out to Shannan Bowen, executive director of the NC Local News Workshop, at sbowen5@elon.edu
Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/share-your-view-a-community-forum-on-your-local-news-info-needs-tickets-388168200537
