It remains problematic that the entire board of The Local Reporter has close ties to CHALT, an organization with a PAC that recruits and runs candidates in local elections.
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For hire: The Local Reporter is looking for another editor (Remote work ok)
Earlier this week, Andy Bechtel, who teaches journalism at UNC, tweeted that The Local Reporter was looking for a new part-time editor, noting that “someone who lives in the area […]
Posted inCHALT
Our local non-profit newspaper is having a rough month
When we last visited The Local Reporter – our “relentlessly local” non-profit newspaper with very close ties to an organization with a PAC – they were saying farewell to their […]
Posted inCHALT
Another shakeup at The Local Reporter
We have been following the ups and downs of The Local Reporter for quite some time now. The paper has churned through several editors during its almost-three-year existence, and has […]
Posted inChapel Hill
It’s stunningly offensive to compare abortion to Chapel Hill Town Council decisions
We have been critical in the past of The Local Reporter’s unorthodox approach to reporting, but are nevertheless taken aback by the paper’s decision to run this editorial.
Posted inChapel Hill
The Local Reporter, CHALT, and editorial integrity
The Local Reporter is about to appoint a fourth editor. There have been many examples of non-disclosure over the paper’s existence.