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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.

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.

Pineville Neighbors Place, North Carolina

What Charlotte may not understand about suburban poverty

Pineville is an example of a suburban city in which poverty often goes unseen. Digital tools can help create a solution.

Project LIFT and the city gear up for Net Inclusion 2019

With Net Inclusion 2019 less than a month away, a dozen local Charlotte organizations are getting ready to showcase their work with digital inclusion and share their impact on the community.

Nine Charlotte media organizations form new journalism collaborative

To strengthen local journalism and encourage greater connection between reporters and Charlotte residents, Solutions Journalism Network is launching the Charlotte Journalism Collaborative, a partnership of six major media companies and three local institutions focusing on issues of major importance to the region.

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.

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.

How online reaction to Charlotte’s women’s march triggered a discussion of race

Jasmine Hines describes the digital divide in an especially painful way. It’s evidence of continued racism and white supremacy in Charlotte.

Five lessons from the launch of Charlotte’s digital library

Two years ago, the Charlotte Mecklenburg Library launched a new digital branch for $10,000. Beyond the cost savings, the library’s digital strategy manager says the project delivered at least five key lessons.

Queens students Naomi Tellez-Duran, Juliana Amos, and Juliana Amos with Dan Rather on Feb. 20, 2018.

Dan Rather on fake news: ‘Two and two equals four. It does not equal five or seven.’

Journalist Dan Rather discussed fake news and other topics at Queens University of Charlotte on Tuesday, Feb. 20. “There are several things to know about that fake news and I would like to put ‘fake news’ in quotation marks. First […]

Fake news and fact-checking: Q&A with the editor of PolitiFact

Angie Drobnic Holan, editor of PolitiFact, spoke at Queens University of Charlotte on Tuesday, Jan. 23. Before her presentation, Ms. Holan discussed her work in an interview broadcast on Facebook Live.

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Does coworking make sense for Charlotte non-profits?

Charlotte offers about a dozen locally grown coworking spaces. Does the arrival of WeWork, the largest coworking space company in the world, reflect a rising tide that lifts all boats? Beyond space, do the digital resources of these spaces work for non-profits?