In North Carolina, "multi-local" makes sense to us as we build @nclocal.bsky.social. We need strong news partners, products and newsrooms in each of our communities to be able to achieve our goal of widening access to localized information about statewide issues.

It’s not fair at all that our mountain region is dealing with another disaster on the 6 month anniversary of Hurricane Helene’s devastation there. Follow @blueridgepublic.bsky.social:

We 💙 links! Starting this week, we've made it even easier for newsrooms and more to track how much traffic Bluesky is sending to their sites. For those setting up analytics, Bluesky's referrer is go.bsky.app.

I got laid off today, with the rest of 18F. 18F was an elite federal software shop. We made gov't websites work better, more efficiently for the American people. We saved taxpayers from getting screwed over by contractors. And were fired for it. We made this website to tell our story: 18f.org

#HeadsUpNC some good news about local news in #NC. Proud to have helped develop this new initiative alongside @shanbow.bsky.social, founder and CEO of the new NC Local, who just made the announcement. Here are a few slides (1/5) #journalism @nclocal.bsky.social

We are thrilled to announce this news today! Find details below and in this week's newsletter: mailchi.mp/elon.edu/nc-...

While attacks on DEI have prompted a growing number of institutions to end their programs, the NC Local News Workshop is leaning in. Today we're sharing a piece from the ED @shanbow.bsky.social on continuing our commitment to media equity. nclocalnewsworkshop.org/dei/a-time-t...

Picked a wild Carolina game to attend for the first time all season. 🏀🐏🩵

Scenes from the rare snowfall here on the coast in Wilmington, NC. We got about four inches at our house in northern New Hanover Co. ❄️

Something good to model for getting info to more people in #NC comes from JMPro Community Media in Western NC news.jmprocommunitymedia.org delivering information, resources and news to Spanish speakers via social platforms and messaging apps, lots to learn for #journalism service #HeadsUpNC

Morning. A few posts in my #HeadsUpNC thread today; things people in NC might want to know but might not've heard about. (If you follow me but don't want these, use settings to mute the hashtag) I also highlight #journalism that speaks to needs I see in these times. First up:

The race and challenge to close my browser tabs before holiday break begins today…

“There’s an old adage in the news business that journalists only cover the planes that crash. But in this case, we need to cover the planes that are taking off," says Sarabeth Berman.

Tomorrow is the deadline to apply for two new #ncpol/#ncga reporting positions here at @wunc.bsky.social and our public radio partners across the state: www.wunc.org/wunc-jobs#re...

Be the first to register for our 2025 NC News & Information Summit & I'll... find a prize to give you: www.eventbrite.com/e/2025-nc-ne...

I’m so grateful to get to do the work I do. It’s a dream. ❤️

Our statewide news summit returns for its fourth year March 12, 2025! 📅 Save the date now. Registration opens Dec. 2! This annual convening brings together hundreds of news professionals, academics, funders, supporters and more to address challenges and spark ideas. Join us:

🚨New job alert🚨 A collaboration of public radio stations in NC is hiring one reporter and one editor/reporter to cover state government and politics. The team of two will work from the state capitol, with an emphasis on stories that resonate with audiences outside of Raleigh.

I’ll be there Sunday night (and yes I apparently got this reservation a year ago!). I will definitely look forward to seeing him. 🩵

This week I’ve been to the Outer Banks, Alamance County and Durham. Next week: Raleigh, Durham and Charlotte. That’s a lot of driving and zig-zagging across North Carolina y’all. But I love seeing different parts of our state and spending time with the journalists and community members there.

For folks wanting a better understanding of North Carolina's 'bi-polar'/split-ticket voting habits (with insights from @chriscooperwcu.bsky.social and myself): www.theassemblync.com/politics/tic... #ncpol

Earlier this week, all I wanted to do was fold laundry, bake cupcakes & organize the junk drawer. Chatting with Sam helped get me out of my funk. Learn about vicarious resilience, why we don't have to treat the next 4 years as a breaking news story & ways to make newsroom jobs more sustainable. ⬇️

Giving this starter pack thing a try. This one's for North Carolina Politics & government (the artist formerly known as #ncpol) Please let me know if you want to be added (not sure who's on here yet and I only figured out what a starter pack is about an hour ago). go.bsky.app/NRoctWe

Hello! ISO North Carolina news and information friends to add to our feed: news orgs, journalists, educators, researchers, civic info people, open government advocates, community info orgs, PIOs, etc. Please reply or tag someone we should follow. TY! First starter pack here: go.bsky.app/Ri35iod

Hi. Happy to be here (and not there). You’ll see me post about local news, North Carolina, community engagement and news product strategy with kids and pets sometimes mixed in. My work: @nclocal.bsky.social + cofounder of @newsproduct.org.