It’s Tuesday, April 9. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. In January, Lee Roberts was appointed as interim chancellor of UNC-Chapel Hill. At the time, the selection prompted concerns among faculty, students, and alumni. Now, questions about the process to find a full-time replacement are gaining traction on campus. Students have organized a […]
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Residents Renew Call for Durham School Board to Reconsider DSA Move
It’s Monday, April 8. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. At a Durham Public Schools Board of Education meeting late last month, residents made a renewed push for the district to reconsider its $240 million plan to build a new Durham School of the Arts campus in North Durham. Twelve speakers, all past […]
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Durham’s City Council is Newly Enforcing Meeting Rules, Leaving Some Residents Frustrated
It’s Friday, April 5. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Durham city council meetings have seen an uptick in attendance lately due to galvanizing issues such as Shotspotter, the city budget, and the Gaza ceasefire resolution. Some residents show up to add their voice to the conversation by giving comments at the public […]
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UNC Journalism Professors Grapple With Teaching AI as it Upends the Media Landscape
It’s Thursday, April 4. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Like the internet before it, artificial intelligence, or AI, is upending the national media landscape and holds both opportunities and pitfalls for journalists practicing their craft. And at universities across the country, including at UNC, professors are grappling with how to teach journalism […]
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Congresswoman Foushee Traveled to Israel to Meet With Prime Minister Netanyahu
It’s Wednesday, April 3. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Congresswoman Valerie Foushee traveled to Israel last week to meet with top foreign officials but did not publicize the trip, which lobbying group AIPAC organized, until Monday, several hours after the INDY reported on it. “I recently returned from a congressional trip to […]
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Backtalk: ‘All Indy employees should leave their cars at home and use bus service to and from work.’
And other things our readers told us this week.
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Chapel Hill Could Change Town Boards and Commissions
It’s Tuesday, April 2. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. Each month, Chapel Hill’s town staff spends an estimated $10,000 worth of time preparing materials for the town’s 20 or so volunteer boards and commissions. “I’m sorry, did you say $10,000?” interrupted town council member Paris Miller-Foushee when a town staffer first mentioned […]
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“We Come Here Broken and Desperate:” A Deep Look at the Durham Rescue Mission
It’s Monday, April 1. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. On an average night, the Durham Rescue Mission houses more than 450 people between its campuses and off-site housing. Last year, it reported serving half a million meals and providing 167,000 nights of shelter. The Mission, one of Durham’s largest providers of homeless […]
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NCAA Basketball Tournament Moves on Without UNC
It’s Friday, March 29. Support the INDY Press Club. Welcome to the weekend, readers. As of this morning, four of the six Triangle-based basketball teams in the NCAA tournament are still fighting for a championship, and in somewhat of a plot twist, none of them are UNC. The men’s team sustained a crushing two-point loss […]
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Judge Weighs Releasing Body-Cam Footage in Botched Raid on Raleigh Family
It’s Thursday, March 28. Support the INDY Press Club. Good morning, readers. In December, the INDY and our partner newsroom The Assembly joined on to a lawsuit that a Raleigh family is bringing against the city of Raleigh to release officer-worn body-camera footage of a botched raid of their home. In April 2021, an RPD […]
