by Jock Lauterer Director, Carolina Community Media Project In this, the 9th summer of the Community Journalism Roadshow, our latter-day Johnny Appleseed is targeting indy and semi-indy non-daily newspapers, which are clearly weathering The Great Recession far better than their … Read more
by Jock Lauterer Director, Carolina Community Media Project Over the last nine summers, I’ve led community journalism workshops at over 130 Tar Heel newspapers. This summer, I’ve decided to focus on the independent (or semi-independent) community papers, particularly the so-called … Read more
By Jock Lauterer May 2009 Permit me to disabuse you of the notion that all newspapers are failing. Sure, we all know that many major metro dailies were already in a dismal state prior to the economy tanking last fall, … Read more
I went up to Oxford the other day to do some teaching, but instead come back the enlightened student. My intended target, the unsinkable Al Carson, editor of the Oxford Public Ledger, needs no schooling in journalism — or life … Read more
During this summer while the Carrboro Commons staff members have either graduated or completed J-459 (Community Journalism), this space follows the statewide ramblings of Carrboro Commons adviser Jock Lauterer, who, for the last eight summers, has led community journalism workshops … Read more
Everyone needs a hero. Gene Roberts is mine. Arguably the most decorated living Tar Heel journalist, the 75-year-old Roberts started small before becoming a national figure. But even when he reached the top, he never turned into what my mama … Read more
June 24, 2008 In a day and age when we hear so much doom and gloom about the newspaper industry, it’s a pure pleasure for this old newsie to hit the road each summer to lead workshops at quality, thriving … Read more
A visit to the LNT at LKN 6/04/08 If you want to know how much Mooresville, N.C., has changed in a mere decade, just ask Bill Kiser, editor of the Lake Norman Times. We are having lunch at âIndigo Joe’s,â? … Read more
Jock Lauterer is the NNA’s newly-appointed grand poobah of community journalism, but the title he really likes is âguy.â? Jock is also the director of the Carolina Community Media Project at the School of Journalism and Mass Communication at the … Read more
Gregg Found on publishing in the real world: It was nice to know that the reporting you were doing wasnât just for practice. It was for real. And I think that challenged and pushed all of us a little bit. … Read more
