What happens when an Observer becomes a participant-observer
In the 14th year of the Community Journalism Roadshow, our latter-day Johnny Appleseed again wanders the “blue highways” of North Carolina — this summer from Lake Lure in the west to Ocracoke in the east — leading free, on-site workshops … Read more
Love letter to an invisible newspaper: The Lake Lure Mountain Breeze
The more I study community newspapers, the more different types of papers I’m finding out there. From Chapel Hill to China and from Murphy to Manteo, the variety of niche, hyper-local, print-based publications is both eyebrow-raising and encouraging to … Read more
Watching those seedlings grow
The greatest reward a teacher can get is seeing former students succeeding in the real world. So it was with deep satisfaction that the Roadshow recently visited the Sanford Herald where long-time pals Publisher Bill Horner III and Editor … Read more
Think Globally; Report Locally
Even though the World Cup doesn’t involve their country’s team — and the games are quite literally on the other side of the world — one community newspaper in Finland found a way to make local the big game … Read more
The Community Journalism Roadshow turns 14
Editor’s Note: Writing about home while afar brings a ring of truth to the narrative. Truth be told, I am writing this while seated at an outdoor café in Old Town, Vilnius, Lithuania, with the poignant strains of the Beatle’s … Read more
At the VOICE: Why we do what we do
The electric blue lights from multiple police cars flashed ominously down South Fayetteville Street, sending a clear message: someone was in a heap of trouble. As I drove past, my worst fears were confirmed. Five cop cars surrounded a single … Read more
In which Mr. Joke goes to Lithuania
Newspapers are thriving. Maybe the professional mourners need to get outside the beltway more often. I surely saw community newspapers “growing like Topsy” — especially in China on my teaching/research junket earlier this summer. And newspapers are still the dominant … Read more
Connecting the dots from Guangdong, China, to Southern Pines, N.C., U.S. of A
The Community Journalism Summer Roadshow, now in its 14th summer, returns today to The Pilot of Southern Pines for my fourth U.S. Open golf championship. I’ve spent three U.S. Opens out in the field, toting cameras and shooting the … Read more
In which Editor Li gets it right
Jock Lauterer, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Carolina Community Media Project at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has returned to China for a third summer to teach … Read more
A China portfolio
Jock Lauterer, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Carolina Community Media Project at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, has returned to China for a third summer to teach Community … Read more