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 […]
Local news Stories 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.
Local news News Briefs Stories 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.
Opinions Viewpoint 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.
Local news Stories 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.
Local news Stories 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.
Local news Stories 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.
Local news Stories 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.
Local news Stories 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.
Local news Stories 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.
Local news Stories 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 […]
Local news Stories 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.
Stories 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?