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Charles Bethea @charlesbethea.bsky.social New Yorker staff writer in Atlanta
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Andrew Jones @arjonesreports.bsky.social Rural health reporter with KFF Health News, based in western North Carolina | ajones@kff.org
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Wiley Nickel @wileynickel.com Former Congressman. Running for Wake County District Attorney because the stakes for our community, and our democracy have never been higher.
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Barry Yeoman @barryyeoman.com Freelance journalist in North Carolina who writes longform stories about political, social, and environmental issues. Web site: http://barryyeoman.com. Newsletter: http://barry-yeoman.beehiiv.com. Teaching: Duke University.
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Ryan Teague Beckwith @ryanbeckwith.bsky.social Newsletter editor at MS NOW. Part-time journalism teacher at
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Graig Meyer @graigmeyer.bsky.social Executive Director, NC Justice Center
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Mark Schultz @triangleeditor.bsky.social Metro editor, The (Raleigh) News & Observer; former city editor, The (Durham) Herald-Sun; former editor, The Chapel Hill News
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Bill Horner III @bhorner3.bsky.social N.C. journalist, former publisher & editor (Sanford Herald, Chatham News + Record), reader, traveler, e-cyclist, Jayhawk, word collector. PopPop to Char & Henry. Projects: collaborating on memoir; writing about rural N.C.; N.C. Local News Workshop.
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NC based photojournalist.
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Kevin Maurer @kevinmaurer.bsky.social Reporter and bestselling author. https://kevinmaurer.net
Tori Smith Ekstrand @toriekstrand.bsky.social Professor, Media Law, UNC-Chapel Hill, School of Journalism and Media. Former AP exec. Speaking for myself & not UNC. "Take up space. Pitch it faster. Run harder. Put another plate on the bar. And NEVER tone it down." - Ilona Maher. #academicfreedom
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Kate Martin @katereports.bsky.social Correspondent at APM Reports with Sold a Story. Alum: NBC News, Carolina Public Press, The News Tribune, Skagit Valley Herald. FOIA and transparency enthusiast, data digger. 3D printer. Pulling back the curtain on ██████████. kmartin@apmreports.org
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Tyler Dukes @mtdukes.bsky.social Knight Chair of Journalism & Technology, University of Florida. Former AI innovation in journalism at McClatchy. Former News & Observer I-team. 2017 Nieman Fellow. Powered by gas station coffee and eastern NC barbecue.
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Emily Stephenson @ewstephe.bsky.social Deputy managing editor at The Assembly. Ex-Reuters, Politico, WSJ. Tar Heel.
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Jonah Garson @jonahgarsonnc.bsky.social North Carolina State Senator (Caswell, Orange; and Person Counties) • Attorney • Organizer
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Jeff A. Chamer @jeff-a-chamer.bsky.social Breaking news reporter at The Charlotte Observer. Used to cover Worcester schools at the Telegram & Gazette. Michigander who migrated south.
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Matt Hartman @themhartman.bsky.social Higher ed reporter at the assembly. bylines at the new republic, the ringer, jacobin. live crabs stay humble.
Thomas Mills @tmillsnc.bsky.social Editor and publisher of PoliticsNC. Erstwhile Democratic political consultant with 30 years on the campaign battlefield. Now offering insight into North Carolina and national politics. Father, grandfather, dogfather. Tar Heel.
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