Stories

Five Ways You Can Influence Digital Inclusion in Charlotte

What if you woke up and didn’t have your smartphone to check the latest Charlotte Agenda post, didn’t have Alexa to check the weather, didn’t have your laptop to finish a last-minute resume update or homework assignment. These are daily […]

Rachel Kubie, reference librarian in the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library

Reference librarians as superheroes: navigators in a precarious online world

At best, searching for reliable online information is precarious. At worst, it’s dangerous. A new breed of information superhero — the reference librarian — is a trained navigator of this new world.

A celebration of digital inclusion forecasts the future

Forty community leaders met in early June to brainstorm critical issues in digital inclusion, celebrate successes, and predict the future.

Maker Space at Charlotte Mecklenburg Library May 2019

Extending community access to technology at 3 Charlotte organizations

Behailu Academy, BLKTECHCLT, and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library are extending community access to technology through a donation of 25 Apple iMac workstations from the Queens Knight School of Communication.

How Druid Hills builds a stronger neighborhood

Investment in communication helps ensure that Druid Hills residents build relationships with neighbors and stay informed about new development.

Google Fiber hosts Queens students for celebration of community service

As 15 seniors in Queens’ Knight School of Communication prepared recently for capstone presentations on service projects in Mecklenburg County, they realized the experience had been transactional in a way they hadn’t expected. More than the usual give something, get something.

Davida Jackson, host of the Phone Wallet Keys Podcast in Charlotte, North Carolina, November 2018

Charlotte’s library wants to create more podcasters like Davida Jackson

In the hope of creating more Davida Jacksons, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library now make podcasting kits available for checkout.

A Pineville non-profit confronts suburban poverty

Pineville Neighbors Place is a testament to a little-known set of facts: suburbs are not always models of prosperity and education, and in many ways they lack digital resources just as seriously as urban and rural communities.

The 5 most connected cities in North Carolina

The five most connected cities in North Carolina are Cary, Huntersville, Holly Springs, Indian Trail, and Apex, according to 2017 data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.

Mary Pitkin, volunteer, Digital Charlotte, October 2018

Mary Pitkin is a giver, receiver, volunteer, and digital activist

Volunteering, often overlooked and ignored, benefits both the giver and receiver–and Mary Pitkin is a perfect example of why it’s such a great thing to do.

Jane Wester, David Boraks, and TJ Spry at Knight School of Communication, October 2018

Journalists discuss trust, self-editing, and talking heads

A panel of three Charlotte journalists discussed trust in the news media, self-editing, and talking heads in a “Coffee @ Knight” session on Oct. 10.

Five new organizations in the Digital Charlotte Program Accelerator, September 2018

Five new organizations win placement in Program Accelerator

Five Charlotte non-profit organizations have become the newest participants in the Digital Charlotte Program Accelerator.

Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services

Low-cost internet is a potential lifeline for Charlotte’s neediest residents. But few know about it.

A team of student journalists from Queens University found weak awareness about low-cost internet access plans across Mecklenburg County among low-income residents and some of the agencies that work with them.