N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network

A collaboration of journalists from across North Carolina setting aside competition to provide public service reporting.

[N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network @ncwatchdognet]

Greetings from the NC Watchdog Reporting Network!

We are a collaboration of journalists from across North Carolina, from the newsrooms of @CPublicPress @theobserver @newsobserver @WBTV_News @wectnews @wral and @wunc

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[N.C. Watchdog Reporting Network @ncwatchdognet]

Medical teams across NC describe burnout, say being surrounded by death has become 'the new normal."

https://t.co/ClaFwK45Ml

[Nick Ochsner @NickOchsnerWBTV]

The @ncwatchdognet surveyed NC hospitals to see what impact the current COVID surge is having on their operations. The responses we got back were grim -- and compounded by frustration that it could be prevented if more folks got vaccinated https://t.co/WV9mZmmQIc

[Ali Ingersoll @Ali_IngNews]

New: In the last 24 hours, 456 people who were confirmed COVID positive were admitted to hospitals statewide -- the most since Jan. 16.

As @ncwatchdognet found, the surge in admissions is putting a strain on hospitals, especially in rural areas.
https://t.co/ZcsP87gSee

[NPR @NPR]

Locked away in prosecutors' offices across North Carolina sit documents ― known as Giglio letters ― declaring certain law enforcement officers in their jurisdiction too untrustworthy to testify in court. @WUNC https://t.co/ZLE234ew1b

[Jason deBruyn @jasondebruyn]

New from @ncwatchdognet

As communities across the nation continue to grapple with high-profile police killings, NC officials have again refused to release information on the deaths of people who died in custody, citing guidance from the U.S. DOJ

https://t.co/QCqLQzQxl7

[David Raynor @crddraynor]

Excellent reporting by @mtdukes and the NC Watchdog Reporting Network.

The US finally has data on how many people die in police custody. NC won’t release it. https://t.co/FDPP9Mblg2

[Kate Martin @KateReports]

Happy birthday to the NC Watchdog Reporting Network!

It's also Sunshine Week. Read our story about the inconsistent transparency around in-custody deaths:
https://t.co/et80gYdybn

[Tyler Dukes @mtdukes]

Fellow U.S. reporters! A group of us at the @ncwatchdognet recently dug into data collected through the federal Death in Custody Reporting Act. https://t.co/5uA0ZRUvWk

We focused on North Carolina. Here's how you can apply what we learned to your state.

[Kate Martin @KateReports]

To be clear, Wyatt was mentioned as an example, but @ncdhhs was the agency "honored" for this award for telling counties to not provide @ncwatchdognet reporters death certificates in the middle of a deadly pandemic.

[Kate Martin @KateReports]

Humbled for this honor. Our pursuit of accurate outbreak information for #COVID19 nursing home infections earned us first place for the Henry L. Weathers Freedom of Information Award from NCPA last night: https://t.co/9y8M5pfd9i

[WRAL NEWS in NC @WRAL]

VACCINE LINE JUMPERS: While thousands of seniors wait to get the vaccine, WRAL Investigates found others getting their shots ahead of schedule https://t.co/Ir1jsKZidk

[Nick Ochsner @NickOchsnerWBTV]

New from @ncwatchdognet: Some people in NC are skipping the line to get the COVID-19 vaccine. There's virtually no oversight to police it, except when the public finds out #ncpol https://t.co/ysw4ugNdEE

[CarolinaPublicPress @CPublicPress]

Local health officials across #NC discuss the different challenges they face with massive undertaking of rolling out #covid19 vaccines. @ncwatchdognet https://t.co/AsN3YMbfnb

[Emily Featherston @EmVestigates]

Why is the vaccine rollout taking so long in North Carolina?
There are a handful of reasons.
@ncwatchdognet surveyed county health departments and talked to the state about the main issues.
https://t.co/fbgymdWrDw

[Tyler Dukes @mtdukes]

Exactly one month since the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine was administered in NC, @ncwatchdognet unpacks why the Tar Heel State has been so slow to get shots into arms. https://t.co/3wanzNPRki

[Nick Ochsner @NickOchsnerWBTV]

New reporting from @ncwatchdognet on why NC has been so slow in getting COVID-19 vaccine to people. Local health directors cited thin staffing, planning hurdles and major problem w/ state computer system as challenges they're having to overcome #ncpol https://t.co/MZ1jNUdr4x

[Brian Murphy @MurphinNC]

Lots of problems — big and small — have led to North Carolina's slow vaccine rollout. Good reporting from @ncwatchdognet, including staff from @newsobserver @theobserver. https://t.co/aRZS5Ot3bL #ncpol

[Travis Fain @TravisFain]

The @ncwatchdognet reached out to local health departments around the state. Here's how they explain the slow COVID vaccine rollout. #ncpol https://t.co/gfrcjpiW7H

[Jason deBruyn @jasondebruyn]

Another important story from the @ncwatchdognet. Today we looked at the #vaccine rollout in NC and why we lag behind other states in terms of the percent of allocated vaccines that have gotten in to people's arms. There are several reasons
https://t.co/eqgvXiiSg5

[NC Local News Workshop @NCNewsWorks]

We asked the local news community: Who's inspired you lately?

@aliciacbell "the fearless leader of Press On's board"
@ncwatchdognet "Great collaborative reporting that matters"
@aaronsguerra "nuanced reporting"

Join us Jan. 13 for more inspiration. https://t.co/ZPSlGqdght