Charlottesville Tomorrow’s education reporter Billy Jean Louis has been selected to be part of the Education Writers Association New to the Beat Program. All participants are paired up with an experienced education journalism mentor for ongoing support and guidance. In addition to the mentorship, participants benefit from specialized programming, webinars, and resources geared to their needs. […]
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Charlottesville Tomorrow education reporter attends Education Writers Association fall seminar
Charlottesville Tomorrow’s education reporter Billy Jean Louis attended the Education Writers Association’s 2019 fall Higher Education Seminar at the University of Michigan from September 22-24. The theme of the seminar was “Demographics, Politics, and Technology: The Forces Reshaping Higher Education.” EWA’s journalist-only intensive training event examined how “higher education institutions are adjusting to new technologies, a […]
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LION Publishers announces awards finalists
The first LION Publishers Awards finalists were announced yesterday. Charlottesville Tomorrow’s feature, “The Reimagining of Friendship Court” by Jordy Yager was named a finalist for the Best Solutions Journalism Project of the Year, presented by Solutions Journalism Network. Publisher Awards recognize excellence in journalism at local independent online news outlets around the country “We’re excited […]
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From the newsroom: It’s our 14th anniversary!
This week, we celebrate our 14th anniversary. On September 15th of 2005, Charlottesville Tomorrow published our first online article. Over the years, we’ve made lots of changes, but we continue our original commitment to engage our community through hyperlocal, nonprofit journalism. Interested in the topics we covered those first months? Here’s a few: Interconnected Streets: […]
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How does government currently work in Charlottesville?
How does government currently work in Charlottesville? That was the general question posted to panelists Sunday at a forum cosponsored by Charlottesville Tomorrow and the League of Women Voters. “People tend to look at local government to solve all community problems even though their powers are limited,” said Bitsy Waters, a former Charlottesville mayor. “It’s […]
