FAQ: Measles in North Carolina
*️⃣How many cases are reported?
🗨️Four recently confirmed cases
*️⃣How did it spread?
🗨️This week, health officials said a family in Buncombe Co. contracted measles after traveling to Spartanburg, SC (where there's been a large outbreak).
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Ahhh I want this!
How are Border Patrol operations affecting kids and schools in Charlotte? nclocal.org/2025/11/18/i...
🛒Need food in North Carolina? Use this map to find it! 1,000+ locations 🔎 Search by map or city/county 👉 Find free food resources here: nclocal.org/2025/11/12/n...
So excited to get to Asheville next week to welcome our newest regional reporter and tell WNC residents more about what @nclocal.bsky.social is doing!
🥾Come hike with NC Local near Asheville on Nov. 14! Event + coffee & donuts are free! Dogs on a leash welcome! More info + free registration here: www.eventbrite.com/e/a-short-hi...
📢We’re also thrilled to welcome journalist Laura Brache, who will lead our Alamance County coverage right from her hometown of Burlington!
Stay tuned and stay up-to-date by subscribing to The Alamance Fabric (free📧newsletter)
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Big news!🎉Yesterday, nearly 80 community leaders in Alamance County joined us as we announced the launch of The Alamance Fabric — a new newsletter and community engagement initiative!
✨Connecting neighbors
ℹ️Sharing trusted information
🤝Strengthening a sense of place
I was just at the ferry landing on Tuesday and didn't see this sign. I've never seen this sign! BUT I saw it on your Insta story the other day and just knew you'd go down that hole. And now I know.
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.
#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-...
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:
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I’m so grateful to get to do the work I do. It’s a dream. ❤️
I don’t know why but we only watch the first and second and I just refuse to acknowledge the other four(?!). But I gotta say the second is my fave.
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...
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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. ⬇️
From my morning beach walk when I was in town in Kitty Hawk this week!
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