Five Questions
5 Questions with Lehigh Daily’s Jai Smith
Jai Smith recounts how his personal search for information about his community led him to start his own news outlet in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.
5 Questions with Connect Puerto Rico's Jillian Melero
Jillian Melero talks about how a trip to Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria led her to launch Connect Puerto Rico, a newsletter about energy and the environment on the island.
5 Questions with Damien Willis of Organ Mountain News
Damien Willis launched Organ Mountain News to fill the community news and information gaps that were widening in Doña Ana County in New Mexico.
5 Questions with The Edge’s Whitney McKnight
The Edge grew out of a need to shine a light on land use issues in Madison County, Kentucky, and has expanded into government and community coverage.
5 Questions with Ottawa News Network’s Sarah Leach & Sheila Reinecke
The origin story of the Ottawa News Network includes twists and turns of community political controversy and the firing of a longtime journalist.
5 Questions with 505omatic’s Katy Gross, Warren Langford and Jerome Morrison
Learn about the founding of 505omatic and how digital and in-person engagement on news and cultural stories are central to their mission.